McKesson's Mary McKendry Voted in as President-Elect for New England Chapter of CMSA.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 -- CMSA CMSA abbr. Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area and ACCM ACCM Asynchronous Control Character Map ACCM AIDS Community Care Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) ACCM Annual Conference for Catalog & Multichannel Merchants ACCM Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine select McKendry for special panel meeting to discuss current issues and recommended actions for case management practice -- Mary Jane McKendry, RN, CCM CCM Contemporary Christian Music CCM Critical Care Medicine CCM County College of Morris (New Jersey) CCM Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party, Tanzania) CCM CORBA Component Model , Director of Education and Training Services for McKesson CareEnhance(SM) products for medical management, has been voted in as president-elect for the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. chapter of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) for the 2003 term. McKendry served as the recent past Vice President of CMSA's New England chapter and is chair of the CMSNE's Government Affairs Committee. McKendry, an accomplished teacher and speaker in the case management arena, as well as a published author of numerous articles and a new book on medical management for the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA HIAA, n.pr the abbreviation for Health Insurance Association of America. ), was also recently selected to participate in a joint venture founded by CMSA and the Academy of Certified Case Managers (ACCM). The first group meeting, entitled "Visioneering Case Management's Future," assembles the nation's primary stakeholders in the case management profession to focus discussion and recommendations around current issues in the evolving trends of case management. "Health care is evolving toward an integrated medical management platform across the continuum of care," stated McKendry. "Case managers are a critical link in this platform. I am confident that this visioneering project, with the expertise and diversity of the people selected to participate, will contribute significantly toward helping us both address the changing face of health care and position the future of case management." The group will be gathering for their initial discussion this December, with follow up meetings to be scheduled at a later date. About CMSA The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) is an international not-for-profit membership society of case managers, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. CMSA offers its members a great way to network and obtain continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). in the fields of case management, nursing, social work, disease management, and rehabilitation. About McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation is the leading provider of supply, information and care management products and services designed to reduce costs and improve quality across healthcare. Founded in 1833, with annual revenues of more than US$50 billion, McKesson ranks as the 31st largest industrial company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The McKesson Health Solutions business unit offers integrated technologies and services for the payor, provider and pharmaceutical manufacturer markets. The CareEnhance(TM) Products division supplies workflow technology Workflow technology is a new field of software products designed to improve the design of information systems. It involves use of workflow engine to execute models of processes. The models can be edited by persons not experienced in programming (e.g. that facilitates case, disease and utilization management; business intelligence tools for measuring, reporting, and improving clinical and financial performance; and InterQual(R) Criteria for clinical decision support. The CareEnhance(TM) Services division provides call center and online programs for disease management, nurse triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. , early identification and referrals. The Specialty Pharmaceutical division supplies multiple channels with services for specialty product dispensing, reimbursement, patient support and compliance, and wholesale distribution. |
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