Question of the week: What are your Superpowers? The Case Management Society of America, Standard of Practice for Case Managers were recently updated. In reviewing them, I came across one of the guiding principles that caught my eye. It was that case managers...
Many ask, “should I take a prep course before I set for a case management certification exam? The answer is ‘it depends’. This article provides ten reasons why people take a prep course to help them prepare for their certification exam or any national...
Last weekend, I attended my 50th High School reunion. I went to Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia. I was excited to attend and reconnect with friends, many of whom I had not seen for 50 years! It was interesting to talk to people and learn how they...
Being a case manager is not easy. We must go against the grain and stand up for our patients and their families. When everyone is saying no – we say why not. Most times, we can work things out and meet the needs of the patient, their family, the payer, and the...
After two years of virtual conferences, I am so excited to be attending in-person the Case Management Society Annual Conference on June 1 – 4, 2022. The CMSA Annual Conference is the conference that I look most forward to each year as it is the one conference that...
There is a saying that a case manager’s role is to work ourselves out of a job. This post will show how a long term patient is helping this case manager work herself our of a job – and I am so proud! Many of you who read this blog regularly are familiar...
The 2022 Professional Reading List I am starting this year’s Professional reading list with two quotes that are appropriate for today’s time. The first is “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” Herbert Spencer. The second is Change is the end result...
Health and wellness are something we all struggle to achieve. In this week’s post, I invited, Sandra Kahn, a long-time colleague, and friend, to write this week’s Blog to share 5 tips she has used successfully in her practice to her clients reach heath and...
I recently attended a conference titled the International Conference on Patient Advocacy. The meeting brought together advocates from around the world to learn, network, and celebrate their work in patient advocacy. One of the attendees, Elizabeth Bailey, brought a...
Over the past few months, I have been working with a man on Florida Medicaid. He is on a waiver program for those who are disabled and have a low income. The program’s goal is to keep him at home and avoid hospitalizations or having to live in a nursing home. So...
