[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13029]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 214--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13, 2013, 
   THROUGH OCTOBER 19, 2013, AS ``NATIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT WEEK'' TO 
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF CASE MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES 
                              FOR PATIENTS

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

                              S. Res. 214

       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 available resources 
     in order to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes;
       Whereas case managers are advocates who help patients 
     understand their current health status and ways to improve 
     their health, and in this way serve as catalysts who guide 
     patients and provide cohesion with other professionals in the 
     healthcare delivery team;
       Whereas case managers are an important link to quality 
     healthcare;
       Whereas the American Case Management Association and the 
     Case Management Society of America work diligently to bring 
     awareness to the broad range of services case managers offer 
     and to educate providers, payers, and regulators 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 hope to continue to educate providers, 
     payers, regulators, and consumers about the value case 
     managers bring to the successful delivery of healthcare;
       Whereas the American Case Management Association and the 
     Case Management Society of America will celebrate National 
     Case Management Week during the week of October 13, 2013, 
     through October 19, 2013, in order to recognize case managers 
     as an essential link to quality healthcare; and
       Whereas it is appropriate at that time to recognize the 
     many achievements of case managers in improving healthcare 
     outcomes: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of October 13, 2013, through 
     October 19, 2013, as ``National Case Management Week'';
       (2) recognizes the value of case management in providing 
     successful and cost-effective healthcare; 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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