Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to Across My Desk! I chose this name for the weekly blog because I wanted to share with you the news, trends, issues, and questions that cross my desk each week. As busy healthcare professionals, we often find that what gets pushed aside is taking the time to read newspapers and professional journals, participate in professional listservs, and investigate websites that are relevant to our practice. The goal of Across My Desk is to provide you with short summaries of the hot topics and clinical issues that impact our practice and are important for you to know. Across My Desk is brought to you from Dorland Healthcare Information, the publisher of Case In Point Magazine, the Case Management Resource Guide, and myCMRG.com. Across My Desk is provided to you at no cost so that you can keep current with the rapid changes in today’s healthcare environment.

Although Across My Desk is complimentary, you do have a role in this process. It is to take the time to read the information each week and provide input to me on the topics so that I know I am meeting your needs. Answers to the questions, reactions to posts and constructive comments received will be posted for all to read. In addition, I will share your comments and questions with the Case in Point Magazine Editorial Board for consideration for more in-depth feature articles because they are issues important to YOU.

I hope you find the information from Across My Desk informative and relevant to your practice. Make sure you check out the Case Management Resource Guide Online and once on the site, register for myCMRG.com so that you can build essential resources that you need to better care for your patients!

Have a good week,

Anne Llewellyn, RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN
Editor-in-Chief, Across My Desk, Case in Point Magazine, and the Case Management Resource Guide
allewellyn@dorlandhealth.com