Summertime is the perfect time for us to acknowledge the accomplishments we made during the first half of the year and to set our sights on the second half. What goals have you accomplished this year? I recently read a book by Susan Rich, Choose Peace & Happiness: A 52 Week Guide. In the book, […]

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If it’s your job to assess, plan, facilitate or advocate for options and services to meet an individual’s health needs and to promote quality cost-effective outcomes through communication and available resources, then CMSA’s Annual Conference & Expo is for you. CMSA’s Annual Conference & Expo is the premiere conference for those involved in care coordination.

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This inaugural meeting discussed advances in behavioral telehealth, including applications to promote wellness, change behavior and manage diseases. The program addressed the shift from traditional healthcare delivery to more consumer-driven approaches. The summit brought together included senior executives, clinical leaders, IT staff, and clinicians from across the continuum of care. Dr. Steven Locke, MD, Research Psychiatrist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; and Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Program Chair of the Summit, designed the Summit to explore how emerging information technologies can support the integration of behavioral health into primary care and chronic disease management.

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Today, wellness and disease management are the buzz words of the healthcare industry. The Disease Management Colloquium was a conference packed with information, best practices and opportunities to ask questions of leaders in the industry so that programs can be improved. Kudos go out to David Nash, MD, and his team for coordinating an excellent conference.

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Due to my passion for training and development, I looked forward to attending the Medical Education Congress to learn about the trends and issues impacting this arena. The conference was well planned and brought together leaders from the industry of continuing education to provide updates on the practice as well as to enable an exchange of information among professionals in the practice. I learned a great deal over the two days I attended and met some important contacts.

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