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{"title":"Advancing Case Management Through Competency-Based Credentialing.","authors":"Jenny Quigley-Stickney","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000901","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"277-279"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148892583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bringing Korean American Community Members Together for Advance Care Planning: Older Adults, Surrogate Decision-Makers, and Health Care Providers.","authors":"Eunice Park-Clinton, Michelle Dasilva, Juhi Cho, Randall Rieger, James Park, Hae-Ra Han","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000871","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000871","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of study: </strong>To bring about positive behavioral changes-including greater self-efficacy, readiness, and contemplation of engaging in advance care planning-among Korean American older adults and their families who act as surrogate decision-makers and to increase the willingness of Korean American older adults to communicate end-of-life care preferences with potential surrogates and health care providers.</p><p><strong>Primary practice setting: </strong>Adult daycare center in Southeastern Pennsylvania.</p><p><strong>Methodology and sample: </strong>The study used a one-group, quantitative survey design with preintervention and postintervention assessments. The sample consisted of Korean American older adults in an adult daycare center. Data collection measured behavioral changes among older adults and their families as future surrogate decision-makers regarding advance care planning, as well as the older adults' willingness to share end-of-life care preferences with family members and health care providers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-one Korean American older adults and 24 surrogate decision-makers participated in the educational workshop. Following the workshop, both groups showed significant improvements in behavioral changes for advance care planning: Korean American older adults showed an average increase of 11.81 points ( p < .001) and surrogates 23.5 points ( p < .001). Among Korean American older adults, greater behavioral improvements were associated with willingness to share end-of-life care preferences with surrogates (OR = 1.24, p = .012) and to meet with health care providers (OR = 1.22, p < .001). Despite these improvements, only 27 of 91 Korean American older adults (29.67%) involved surrogates in the advance care planning process.</p><p><strong>Implications for case management practice: </strong>This project, led by a nurse case manager, a registered nurse, and an advanced practice nurse clinician experienced in palliative and hospice community care, successfully encouraged Korean American older adults to become more aware of and prepared for advance care planning, as well as to discuss end-of-life care preferences with family members and health care providers. Although the initiative did not significantly increase meetings between older adults and their surrogates or providers, it did promote greater willingness to engage in end-of-life care discussions compared with previous studies. This approach is adaptable to other community settings and can be tailored to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of older adults with limited English proficiency in diverse ethnic groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148563319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research at the Core of Professional Case Management Practice: Reflections on The HeartBeat in Case Management Department, Research Series 2025-2026.","authors":"Ellen Fink-Samnick","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000899","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article reflects on the Professional Case Management Journal's HeartBeat of Case Management Research Series (2025-2026), which positioned research as an essential component of professional case management practice. The series emphasized research literacy, outcomes measurement, health equity, whole-person care, and evidence-based leadership as critical competencies for the evolving workforce. Through practical examples and expert perspectives, the columns demonstrated how case managers contribute to and apply research to improve quality, safety, patient experience, and population health outcomes. The series reinforced that professional case managers are both consumers and creators of evidence, advancing innovation, accountability, and health care transformation through data-informed practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"280-283"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148632333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"GLP1s in America Today.","authors":"Lynn S Muller","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000900","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"287-288"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148759373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Case Management-Disability Management Connection: Advocacy and Certification.","authors":"Vivian Campagna, Nichole Rivera","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000893","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000893","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"284-286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148563235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wanted! New Case Management Skills.","authors":"Kathleen Moreo","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000894","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000894","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>This article provides examples from the recent literature of expanding and changing roles in case management in an evolving health care landscape. It explores new skills required to bring continued value and purpose through appropriate case management interventions.</p><p><strong>Primary practice settings: </strong>All levels of health care delivery.</p><p><strong>Findings/conclusions: </strong>The delivery of health care services and products is rapidly evolving in a value-based, technology-enabled, outcomes-oriented, financially driven health care environment. The current literature identifies changes in health care delivery across levels of care that require expanded roles and skill sets of case managers to bring continued value in new health care ecosystems.</p><p><strong>Implications for case management practice: </strong>Case managers and organizations supporting case managers should evaluate the types, timing, and strategies of case management interventions needed in new and emerging models of care. Understanding and implementing these new interventions will require case managers to gain new knowledge and competencies that can maximize the value they bring to the health care system, health care teams, and their patients/clients in evolving health care settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"271-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148632309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comprehensive, Person-Centered Assessment of Persons Living With Aphasia.","authors":"Brigette M T Meehan, Maxine Bevin, Margaret Saari","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000880","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe how case managers can adapt their assessment practices to intentionally engage people living with aphasia in both the assessment and care planning process.</p><p><strong>Primary practice settings: </strong>Home and community care.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Case managers can support meaningful engagement for people living with aphasia by using evidence-based strategies and aphasia-friendly communication. A skilled, encouraging assessor amplifies the voice of the person with aphasia through a person-centered assessment and care planning process incorporating client input, caregiver insights, observational cues, and clinical documentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":"264-270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13632808/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148220099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Balancing Personal and Professional Obligations Across the Transitions of Care.","authors":"Ellen Fink-Samnick","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NCM.0000000000000908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>To illustrate a critical paradox: health care professionals, and especially case managers, possess knowledge of regulatory requirements, care processes, and available resources that enable them to navigate complex systems more effectively than patients and families without this expertise. Yet, patients should not need a health care insider, professional credentials, or personal relationships within a health system to receive comprehensive, person-centered case management.</p><p><strong>Primary practice settings: </strong>Across all settings.</p><p><strong>Findings/conclusions: </strong>The lived experience illustrates a critical paradox: health care professionals, and especially case managers, possess knowledge of regulatory requirements, care processes, and available resources that enable them to navigate complex systems more effectively than patients and families without this expertise. Yet, patients should not need a health care insider, professional credentials, or personal relationships within a health system to receive comprehensive, person-centered case management.</p><p><strong>Implications for case management practice: </strong>Case managers must recognize that effective care coordination extends beyond completing assessments, arranging services, and facilitating discharge. Professional practice requires sustained attention to the patient's voice, dignity, preferences, psychosocial needs, and understanding of the care plan across every transition. Standardized assessments and regulatory requirements provide an important foundation but are not a substitute for individualized engagement and professional judgment. The standard for case management excellence should be a system that consistently provides informed participation, individualized planning, advocacy, coordination, and respectful communication to every patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149207972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Right to Choose at the End of Life: Opinions, Experiences, and Perceptions of the Italian Population Regarding Euthanasia. An Observational Study.","authors":"Elsa Vitale, Ivan Rubbi, Federico Cucci, Anastasia Albanese, Giuseppe Colonna, Ilaria Bernardini, Salvatore Latina, Roberto Lupo","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NCM.0000000000000903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Euthanasia has long been at the center of extensive debate at the social, political, legal, and religious levels, assuming an increasingly significant role within the contemporary end-of-life context. To analyze the attitudes of the Italian population toward euthanasia using the Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) as the primary assessment tool.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational, cross-sectional investigation was conducted between December 2025 and February 2026 by sharing the online questionnaire through major social media platforms and messaging applications, including Facebook and Instagram.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 4,968 participants agreed to participate. Results indicated that factors such as religion, educational level, and age significantly influenced opinions on euthanasia. In particular, lower levels of religious participation combined with higher educational attainment were associated with greater acceptance of the practice. Women tended to be more involved in caregiving activities and were more frequently exposed to end-of-life issues; these factors could foster greater sensitivity and awareness, and increased participation in studies addressing such topics.</p><p><strong>Implications for case management: </strong>Our results highlighted the need for greater informational clarity, as a proportion of the population experienced difficulty in distinguishing between euthanasia, medically assisted suicide, and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments. Case managers are in an arena to help move these discussions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149148731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Year Dedicated to Honoring the Patient Voice.","authors":"Ellen Fink-Samnick","doi":"10.1097/NCM.0000000000000909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NCM.0000000000000909","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This reflective article introduces a 2027 HeartBeat of Case Management Department theme centered on honoring the patient voice. This theme is key to professional case management as effective care begins with understanding what matters most to the individual receiving services. Case managers have a responsibility to listen to patients' goals, preferences, values, concerns, and lived experiences and ensure these perspectives influence care planning and coordination. Amplifying the patient's voice supports autonomy, shared decision-making, informed consent, and culturally responsive practice. It also helps identify barriers that may otherwise remain overlooked, including social, behavioral, financial, and access-related challenges. By placing the patient's voice at the center of communication and advocacy, case managers promote person-centered, ethical, equitable, and meaningful care.</p>","PeriodicalId":45015,"journal":{"name":"Professional Case Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149128688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}