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The American Case Management Association to Celebrate National Case Management Week October 8 - 14

 

City, Date—The American Case Management Association (ACMA) will celebrate National Case Management Week October 8-14. This week is an opportunity to recognize the dedication, compassion and quality patient care outcomes achieved by case managers across the health care continuum. The theme for this year is “Case Management: Exceptional People. Exceptional Care.”

Case managers provide collaborative clinical assessment, care coordination, patient education, counseling, case monitoring/clinical pathway management, discharge planning, resource management and patient advocacy. ACMA is the first case management association specifically designed to address the needs and concerns of health care delivery system case management and transitions of care professionals.

In conjunction with National Case Management Week, Wednesday, October 11, is Accredited Case Manager (ACMTM) Recognition Day. This day highlights case managers that have chosen to validate their competency in case management through achieving the nationally-recognized ACMTM certification. This achievement authenticates a case manager’s knowledge and expertise, as passage of both a competency exam and a clinical simulation test are required. In addition, certification demonstrates a commitment to the profession and to industry best practices.

(Organization name) currently has (number) case managers within our organization. The significant contributions of our case managers impact our ability to provide the best patient care possible, positively affecting the patient experience while promoting best practices and cost-effective outcomes.

(Local ACMA chapter) will have a (________) on (date) to recognize, support and continue the achievements of case managers providing excellent service to patients and families.

For more information on your local ACMA chapter, please contact …..

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