Founded in 1990, The Case Management Society of America is an international, non-profit organization. The CMSA organization is dedicated to the support and development of the case management profession through educational forums, networking opportunities, and legislative involvement.

CMSA's success and strength stems from it being member-driven. The society's emergence as a prominent national organization is in part due to the involvement of its members. New leaders are mentored for national positions. A leadership structure has been developed, whereby local leaders progress in their scope of responsibility through appointed national committee positions or elected director/officer positions.

The society provides ongoing leadership training seminars for the local leaders. CMSA developed the nationally recognized Standards of Practice for Case Management. Officially released in early 1995, this publication is a forerunner in establishing formal, written standards of practice from a variety of disciplines. In 1995 the National Board also approved a peer-reviewed Ethics Statement on Case Management Practice. This ethics statement is a base foundation from which to apply ethical principles to the practice of case management. The Standards of Practice and Ethics Statement are both available from CMSA National.

CMSA created the Council for Case Management Accountability in response to payer and purchaser expectations for demonstrating value in the marketplace. This division of CMSA will establish evidence-based standards of practice and help its members achieve those standards through the measurement, evaluation and reporting of outcomes.

Research, education, and networking continue to be top priorities sought by CMSA's members. Government affairs committees are currently active in most of the local and state chapters across the country. Through the support of a certification program, CMSA continues to enhance the level of case manager professionalism while furthering the development of a new, higher level of industry expertise.

For more information, please contact:

The Commission for Case Manager Certification
847.818.0292
CCMC is a separate entity and is independent from CMSA.