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News from CMSA
CASE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Greetings from the New President of CMSA
Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN
At the time of this writing (April 2022), I am anticipating being sworn in as the new CMSA National President at this year’s annual conference in Orlando, Florida, in June. I am so grateful and excited to be taking on this role with the oldest and largest professional organization for the case management community. The CMSA community holds a special place in my heart and my life and the opportunity to give back on a national level is indeed an honor. 2022 has been a very busy and great year for CMSA. CMSA is blessed with a richness of talent within our membership and those who are willing to share their gifts and volunteer their time to serve in any capacity. At the CMSA National Conference, we are happy to update the attendees on the great work this incredible group of volunteers has been doing.
One of the major projects that the CMSA volunteers have undertaken is a review of the CMSA Standards of Practice. These Standards of Practice set the bar for the practice of our profession and form the foundation for the development of evidence-based practice for case management. The CMSA Standards of Practice Task Force completed their thorough review of the Standards of Practice, last updated in 2016 and introduced the 4th edition at the CMSA National Conference. Did you know that CMSA was the first case management professional organization to create Standards of Practice in 1995? The 2022 updates were released this Spring and are now available at www.cmsa.org.
Public Policy
The Public Policy Committee has identified legislative priorities related to case management and held a very successful 3-part webinar series on the topics of telehealth, mental health, and workforce development earlier in the year. These webinars led up to the 2022 CMSA Virtual Hill Visits program, where over 45 CMSA members met with the offices of various members of Congress during the week of February 21, 2022. Over 45 registrants attended a preparatory session before the event and during 28 scheduled meetings, progress was made in increasing the recognition and awareness of case management as well as advancing the efforts to continue telehealth and mental health services and funding going forward. Progress being made towards case management no longer being the best kept secret in healthcare!
Collaborations
CMSA is excited to continue partnering with the Aging Life Care Association and the American College of Physician Advisors in 2022 to develop joint educational programs and informative articles. CMSA was proud to attend both organizations’ annual conferences in April and continues to collaborate on working together for support and added member value.
Salary & Trends Survey
CMSA partnered with Case Management Institute to launch a joint Salary and Trends Survey, exceeding the goal of 2,000 total respondents. Data were collected in the areas of demographics, experience, professional development and certification, current job salary and benefits, and challenges faced today. The results of the survey were shared during the CMSA annual conference in June. Thank you to Deanna Cooper and Case Management Institute for their partnership to obtain this important data from across the case management community.
Dr. Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN,
ACM-RN, is the Regional Director of Case Management for Pipeline Health Systems/Chicago Market. She has held positions in acute care as Director of Case Management at several acute care facilities and managed care entities in Illinois, overseeing utilization review, case management, and social services. Her current passion is in the area of improving health literacy. She has recently authored her 1st book, “A Practical Guide to Acute Care Case Management”, published by Blue Bayou Press.
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