JOURNAL OF THE COMMISSION FOR CASE MANAGER CERTIFICATION | THE CASE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA | THE ACADEMY OF CERTIFIED CASE MANAGERS
Vol. 28, No. 6 December 2022/January 2023 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CONTINUING EDUCATION ARTICLES:
CE Exam
9 Reducing Hospital Length of Stay by Expediting Precertification CE1
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Eleanor Dashnaw, MSN, RN, CCM, Adria Grillo-Peck, RN, MS, CNS, CMC, Nikki Greisl, RRT, Kasey Burke, MSN, RN, CCM, ACM-RN, and Elizabeth Altenburger, PT, MSPT, CWS
Hospitals across the United States are being challenged to overcome a consistent and pervasive issue: well-timed insurance authorization and the associated hospital discharge delays. Seeking to address such delays, Indiana University Health, a 17-hospital healthcare system in Indiana, set about to fix the situation by taking a systematic approach to define and dissect the problem, develop a multifaceted solution, institute an implementation team, and generate a model to accurately evaluate for success.
14 Fentanyl: The Silent Opioid Epidemic
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Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
A subset of the opioid epidemic has been the recent development of increased fentanyl overdoses. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin, remains the deadliest drug threat facing this country. Strategies to address the fentanyl overdose epidemic include raising awareness through multichannel outreach and community education on the dangers of fentanyl, increasing accessibility of testing kits, and increasing mental health resource availability. Case managers should continue educating themselves about opioid use and its effect on their patients and community.
19 Medical Cannabis and Workers’ Compensation: Ethical Considerations for the Care Manager CE3 Chikita Mann, MSN, RN, CCM
The use of medical marijuana (or cannabis) for medical conditions has been gaining traction in the past 20 years. It is estimated that over 3 million Americans use cannabis in some form for different illnesses. The use of medical marijuana is complicated, especially when it comes to the workplace. What is legal (ie, what is permitted by law) and what is ethical (ie, morally right or wrong) can vary greatly. This can pose a range of ethical quandaries for the board-certified case manager who is coordinating care. We explore how to navigate ethical situations that can arise with regard to the use of cannabis.
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PharmaFacts for Case Managers Approvals, warnings and the latest information on clinical trials—timely drug information case managers can use.
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LitScan for Case Managers The latest in medical literature and report abstracts for case managers.
DEPARTMENTS: 2 From the Editor-in-Chief
Becoming an FCM—A Fellow in Case Management
3 From the Executive Editor
Complex Patients with Complex Discharge Needs: The Continuing Challenge
4 Legal Update I
Providers Liable for Harm to Patients and Fraudulent Conduct Despite Physicians’ Orders
5 Legal Update II
What About Gifts to Patients During the Holiday Season?
6 News from CMSA
Not Just One Week A Year! Case Management Appreciation
7 CCMC/CDMS
What “Quiet Quitting” Really Means—and 6 Ways to Respond
8 CM Insights Jeff
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