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Because Having Well-Qualified Case Managers Is Increasingly Important, the Commission for Case Manager Certification Has Made Changes to Its Eligibility Criteria for Those Seeking to Become Board-Certified Case Managers
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(OPEN):
WITH AN AGING "BABY BOOMER"-GENERATION--AND MORE CHRONIC-DISEASE--THE
DEMAND FOR BETTER-COORDINATED AND MORE-PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTHCARE IS
EXPLODING. ACCORDING TO THE "COMMISSION FOR CASE-MANAGER
CERTIFICATION", HAVING WELL-QUALIFIED CASE-MANAGERS IS MORE
IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER. PATRICE SMINKEY [AS IN "SLINKY"] IS THE COMMISSION'S
C-E-O...
(SMINKEY):
"HEALTHCARE
TODAY IS COMPLEX: A PATIENT MAY SEE MULTIPLE DOCTORS, SPECIALISTS, AND
EVEN PHARMACISTS. TOO OFTEN, THERE'S NO ONE PERSON COORDINATING
PATIENT-CARE. PROFESSIONAL CASE-MANAGERS STAND UP FOR THE PATIENT:
THEY DESIGN AND MONITOR CARE-PLANS; IMPROVE COMMUNICATION; EVALUATE
PATIENT-PROGRESS; AND TRACK OUTCOMES. THEY ENSURE [THAT] PATIENTS GET
THE SERVICES [THAT ARE] NEEDED--WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED THEM.
CERTIFIED CASE-MANAGERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS,
KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE TO GET THE JOB DONE. THEY CONNECT THE DOTS,
IN A COMPLEX HEALTHCARE-WORLD."
(CLOSE):
SMINKEY ADDS THAT CASE-MANAGERS COME FROM A RANGE OF BOTH PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. THE COMMISSION RECENTLY
ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO ITS ELIGIBILITY-CRITERIA FOR THOSE SEEKING TO BECOME
BOARD-CERTIFIED CASE-MANAGERS. WHILE, TODAY, MORE THAN 90-PERCENT OF
CASE-MANAGERS ARE REGISTERED-NURSES, THE NEW CRITERIA ARE MORE INCLUSIVE OF
THE ALLIED HEALTH-DISCIPLINES--INCLUDING SOCIAL-WORK AND POPULATION-HEALTH.
NEW EDUCATION-REQUIREMENTS OPEN ELIGIBILITY TO THOSE WITH A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE
IN A HEALTH- OR HUMAN-SERVICES AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"C-C-M-CERTIFICATION"-DOT-ORG.
