We have had another eventful year…We joined the “Light the Night Walk” and the “March for Babies”, donated coats and blankets for those affected by Super Storm Sandy. …and we “Carry On” as Case Managers do !!!!!
PLEASE join us and bring your friends and family for a fun evening at the Mapleton in White Plains. The highlight is the announcement of our “Case Manager of the Year”. Our friends at Sam’s will be providing their “Great American BBQ” and we will have a Trivia/Bingo event hosted by Big Town Productions.
We are happy to introduce our sponsors for the evening:
NEOPS (New England Orthotics and Prosthetics)
VNSNY (Visiting Nurse Service of New York)
BioScrip Inc Infusion Services
Interim Healthcare
Please join us!
Posted 5/3/13
HVCMSA - March of Dimes Walk - 2013
Posted 4/24/13
Finally SPRING….
We had a great meeting in March at Sam’s of Gedney Way sponsored by Abbott Laboratories and we will be going to “The Esplanade” in White Plains for “Long Term Care-who pays for it” presented by elder attorney–Michele Cassidy J.D.,LL.M. Please see the attached meeting notice. The staff at the Esplanade will also be offering a tour of the facility at the end of the meeting.
We are always available for your comments, questions and suggestions at hvcmsa@gmail.com and thru our website at www.hvcmsa.org
Reminders….SAVE THE DATES
1. Sign up for the March of Dimes Walk on April 28th at the Saxon Woods Pool on Mamaroneck Ave in White Plains.
Email us at hvcmsa@gmail.com if you will be joining us
2. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Burke Rehab “Orthopedics- Joint Care and Treatment” 1 CCM CE approved
3. Thursday, May 9, 2013 One Day Conference at Helen Hayes Hospital –“Improving Care Transitions and Outcomes”
4. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Trivia/Bingo “CASE MANAGER of the YEAR” - nominate your fellow CM’s.
5. National CMSA Conference in New Orleans June 25-28
Posted 3/7/13
Spring is near….
We hope you are staying warm and cozy during this bitter winter weather. Hot toddies, hot chocolate and hot apple cider will soon be finished and we will be looking for that first sign of spring.
Thanks to Abbott Laboratories, we are returning to Sam’s of Gedney Way for this presentation. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the pharmaceutical industry has new regulations and we are unable to apply for continuing educations credits for this excellent, very entertaining presentation.
It’s also time to start thinking about the “CASE MANAGER of the YEAR”. Below please find the application.
Hudson Valley CMSA 2013 Case Manager of the Year--->Hudson Valley CMSA 2013 Case Manager of the Year
Case Manager of the Year Nomination Form 2013 Hudson Valley Chapter--->CMOY Nomination Form 2013
Reminder….sign up for the March of Dimes Walk on April 28th at the Saxon Woods Pool on Mamaroneck Ave in White Plains.
Please contact us if you will be joining us.
Posted 2/15/13
Happy New Year
Hope you have enjoyed a happy holiday season. Thanks to your generosity, we joined the Long Island CMSA chapter and a donation of coats, blankets and toys was made to “Help on the Way” to assist the families that were affected by “Hurricane Sandy”.
We hope you are ready to get back to attending our Hudson Valley Case Management meetings. We have been busy scheduling upcoming events for 2013.
We have added the upcoming events to our calendar.
Posted 1/2/13
The Commission for Case Manager Certification® (CCMC®) will be holding its Second Certification Workshop on February 26 and 27, 2013 at our Mount Laurel, New Jersey corporate headquarters. This workshop features two full days of learning from the best case management educators in the industry plus attendees will receive The Case Manager's Handbook, the most popular reference book on the subject, and CCMC's Case Management Body of Knowledge™ (CMBOK™) and CCMC’s Practice Exams as part of the registration. Continental breakfast and lunch are also included. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to review best practices in case management, to prep for the CCM exam, as well as network with peers in case management.
--->CCMC Certification Workshop Flyer
Posted 12/27/12
Case Managers helping those in need
In an effort to assist those in the New York area who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, the Hudson Valley Chapter in conjunction with the Long Island Chapter have collected coats, toys and blankets to donate to the local communities and families who need help rebuilding their lives and homes. The donations were made to the grassroots organization "Help on the Way" (www.helponthewayNY.org) and to Plainedge Community Coat Drive and Winthrop University Hospital Cancer Center for Kids, sponsored by the Michael Magro Foundation to provide immediate and long-term assistance to those so severely impacted by this superstorm.
Posted 12/21/12
Some of our Board Members-Left to Right
Suzanne Muccio, Pat Held-Di Fabbio, Sandra Mitchell, Joan Valcarcel, Rita Orlando, Linda Baker, AidaRodriguez. (Missing David Morales, Veronica Chepak )
The Board of the HVCMSA has been busy since we ended this past June. We produced our first newsletter this fall of 2012 and it will be distributed quarterly to our membership. It contains special points of interests on Public Policy updates, Understanding the Health Care Reform, News from National CMSA, membership activities and information on the newly elected Board members. The newsletter is named Muhheakantuck and it is the Lenape tribe name for the Hudson River. It means river that flows two ways. We also developed a brochure (see below) to describe who we are at Hudson Valley chapter and some of the things case managers do. In celebration of Case Management week this year Hudson Valley CMSA distributed a beautiful mug to our members who attended the October meeting. The mug is done in muted greens and blues with a sailboat on the Hudson River.
Posted 11/16/12
Case Management Brochure
--->brochure
Posted 10/19/12
National Case Management Week - October 14-20, 2012
This weeklong celebration, recognizing the contributions and commitments case managers make and educating the public about the significant work they perform.
History of National Case Management Week
Plans for National Case Management Week began in 1998 as an effort to help move the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) forward. It was the first major initiative of the association since its merger with ICMA in 1995. The CMSA Board of Directors agreed to a Case Management Week celebration, which began with a single press release announcing the details during the week of October 10, 1999, the first anniversary of the newly established CMSA.
Later, it was decided to mark the second full week in October each year as National Case Management Week, and the idea quickly spread as other organizations also began to establish their own CM Week celebrations. In an effort to strengthen the movement, collaborate with other organizations, and avoid confusion about the celebration, CMSA approached those organizations about unifying the annual event and marking it during the same week.
Initially, CM Week was promoted only to CMSA chapters, but as interest in the event grew, CM Week promotions extended to employers, as well as the full membership. Nancy Skinner, RN-BC, CCM, an esteemed CMA Past President and Board Member, was instrumental in the creation of an officially recognized CM Week. She was the first to submit a request for and receive a state proclamation declaring a National CM Week in her home state of Tennessee. Since then, many CMSA chapters have followed suit in their respective states.
Almost 12 years later, CMSA promotes the National Case Management Week celebration extensively with an annual CM Week theme and logo design, as well as through member promotions, national press releases, online tools and resources, and sales of promotional products. CM Week items include lapel pins, t-shirts, totes, mugs, cups, luggage tags, and more. In honor of the week, CMSA members are encouraged to wear their pins and t-shirts, plan celebratory events for their colleagues, and have CM Week prize giveaways. CMSA also encourages members to share their CM Week celebration stories each year.
Posted 8/19/12