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March 11, 2010

Topic:

What's Around the Corner?
The Future of Case Management
The Impact of Nurse Multistate Licensure on CMs and CMSA's Public Policy and New Case Management Model Act

Presented By Mary Hughes, RN, BSN, CCM
and
Christopher Mendez, MBA

Thursday February 11, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Check-In 11:00 ~ Buffet Lunch 11:20 ~ Program 11:45

Location

Lynnwood Convention Center
3711 196th St. SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
~FREE PARKING~
Click Here For Directions

Cost:
$20 for Members ~ $38 Non-Members

Application has been made to the Commission for Case Manager Certification to accredit this activity for 1.0 hour of CCM CEUs.

Please join us for this important and informative presentation by two of our own WMCMA Board members on the future of case management as it relates to public policy. Both CMSA and WMCMA support the mission of advocating for patients' well-being and improved health outcomes in several several ways including public policy efforts. Both the multistate nurse licensure issue and the CMSA's new case management model act will affect how you practice case management so we encourage you to attend.

TELECONFERENCE

If you can't attend in person, consider joining us via teleconference. It's $10 for both members and non-members. Once you register, you'll receive a confirmation. We will send you the call-in number and details 1-2 days before the program.

Registration

Click Here to Register Online, Call the WMCMA office at 425-329-9456, or email sharonb.wmcma@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course offering, the participant should be able to:

Multi-state Nurse Licensure

• Define Multistate Licensure
• Define Tele-nursing
• Understand potential threats to your license if you cross state lines in your practice
• Identify two steps you can take in support of Multistate Licensure in Washington state

CMSA and Public Policy

• Define one goal of the Case Management Model Act
• Understand what is our practice model of today and how it has it changed
• Understand where we are in Case Management today
• Touch on the question, will there ever be insurance reimbursement and/or CPT codes for our practice?

About Our Speakers:
Mary Hughes, RN, BSN, CCM
Mary has been a medical case manager for 16 years caring for patients with catastrophic and complex issues. Mary is a member of the CMSA National Public Policy Committee and the Multistate Licensure Compact Committee. She also serves as a Board member of WMCMA and has been actively involved with this organization for many years.

Christopher Mendez, MBA
Christopher has been a Board member of WMCMA since 2007 and has played an integral role as the chairperson for the WMCMA Government and Public Affairs committee. Christopher is a Regional Account Executive at Merck for the past 7 years and has been a strong supporter of case management activities.

March's Meeting sponsored by WMCMA

WMCMA/OMCMG Joint Conference - Saturday May 1, 2010

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Application made for 3.0 hours of CCM CEUs for this event.
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