Back when I first started doing case management work, a favorite nurse mentor taught me that case management was different from bedside nursing, as it involved looking at the patient from a viewpoint of 10,000 feet (eagle eye view), instead of 1-2 feet away. This took me a long time to understand and process, and […]
Who does not love a good casserole? Broccoli casserole, Chicken and Rice casserole, Mexican casserole, Cheesy Squash casserole, these are the grunt workers of family suppers that make all things come together, make a meal a complete meal, make everyone want to come back for seconds and always have recipe requests pouring in. So, one […]
It was a tough year. My husband began a new career, my son was in college, we had a wedding to pay for, and we were trying to keep some property in the family. Money was tight, so when a friend of mine asked if I would help her with her side gig as a […]
Ever since I started my Nursing career here in the United States almost ten years ago, I have always been fascinated and drawn to the world of Case Management. When I first heard of the word “Case Management,” I was already a Registered Nurse who had worked in various clinical and bedside areas in two […]
As an immigrant of the United States, I have always had the desire to make a positive and lasting impact in this beautiful country. I immigrated to the United States in 1984 from El Salvador. Although I have had the aspiration to be a member of the healthcare field from a very early age, my […]
I became a registered nurse because I wanted to help patients in their healing process. I loved the idea of making a difference in their care and outcomes. After an injury forced me into a career change, I never thought I would find another job as fulfilling or satisfying. I was recently asked by a […]
It’s time to get unstuck. With 2021—and a coronavirus vaccine—finally in sight, it’s time to move forward. One way to do that is to stretch yourself professionally. For professional case managers, this could mean earning the Certified Case Manager® (CCM®) credential. More than 48,000 case managers hold the CCM—the oldest and most widely held case […]
Case Management Is… Before I took a case management position, my experience was very limited while working on the floor of a small hospital. When I applied for a position with an insurance company, my eyes were completely opened to the endless possibilities of what case management is. Truth be known, I really didn’t even […]
What is Case Management? Case Management is the satisfying job of helping people live their best life possible by identifying their unmet healthcare needs and providing all available resources to help meet those needs by tying together the fragmented bits and pieces of health information patients are working with into a unified whole. Per Deanna […]
Case Management Is… Case management to me entails being a jack of all trades. Educator, liaison, coordinator, advocate, and a listening ear are some of the many hats a case manager may wear depending on one’s area of specialty. I first heard about case management as a brand new floor nurse on a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit. […]