The Case Management Leadership Coalition (CMLC) has published a 42-page resource titled Insight Compendium: Industry Trends and Issues 2005 that includes brief papers authored by 19 well-known case management leaders.

"The practice of case management is playing a significant role in solving problems facing the healthcare system, and it will play a more significant role in the future," said Jeanne Boling, MSN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, executive director of both the Case Management Society of America and the CMLC, and acompendium contributor. "As the first compilation of its kind, this compendium of thoughts, issues, and trends brings together the strengths and synergies of the affiliate stakeholders as they share their views on the promise that case management offers."

CMLC members held their fourth annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in January 2005 to discuss collaborative ways to move case management from past success to future significance. After having worked for over a year to craft a consumer-friendly definition of case management, the group formally adopted a definition and discussed plans on gaining its widespread acceptance. From this meeting also came the initiative to compile the viewpoints of attending members – all prominent leaders in the case management industry – addressing their positions on the latest trends and issues facing case management today in order to create an easily accessible resource for other case managers and stakeholders.

The publication contains the CMLC mission and vision statement; the recently adopted consumer-friendly definition of case management; information on the compendium contributors; and their 18 brief papers. The reference is expected to be well-received in case management circles as a valuable wellspring of thought-provoking ideas on the current status of case management, as well as a noteworthy forecast of its predicted future.

It is available for online purchase at the CMSA website for $24 or by calling 501-225-2229. Proceeds from sales of the Compendium will be utilized by the CMLC to support further collaborative efforts. Visit www.cmleaders.org for more information.