[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 261--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11 THROUGH 
OCTOBER 17, 2015, AS ``NATIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT WEEK'' TO RECOGNIZE THE 
 ROLE OF CASE MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS

  Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 261

       Whereas case management is a collaborative process of 
     assessment, education, planning, facilitation, care 
     coordination, evaluation, and advocacy;
       Whereas the goal of case management is to meet the health 
     needs of the patient and the family of the patient, while 
     respecting and assuring the right of the patient to self-
     determination through communication and other available 
     resources in order to promote high-quality, cost-effective 
     outcomes;
       Whereas case managers are advocates who help patients 
     understand their current health status, guide patients on 
     ways to improve their health, and provide cohesion with other 
     professionals on the health care delivery team;
       Whereas the American Case Management Association and the 
     Case Management Society of America work diligently to raise 
     awareness about the broad range of services that case 
     managers offer and to educate providers, payers, regulators, 
     and consumers on the improved patient outcomes that case 
     management services can provide;
       Whereas through National Case Management Week, the American 
     Case Management Association and the Case Management Society 
     of America aim to continue to educate providers, payers, 
     regulators, and consumers about how vital case managers are 
     to the successful delivery of health care;
       Whereas the American Case Management Association and the 
     Case Management Society of America will celebrate National 
     Case Management Week during the week of October 11 through 
     October 17, 2015, in order to recognize case managers as an 
     essential link to patients receiving quality health care; and
       Whereas it is appropriate to recognize the many 
     achievements of case managers in improving health care 
     outcomes: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of October 11 through October 17, 
     2015, as ``National Case Management Week'';
       (2) recognizes the role of case management in providing 
     successful and cost-effective health care; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     National Case Management Week and learn about the field of 
     case management.

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