,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,pryor 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,boozman7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating the week of  
,october #ac1 #bjac1 through ,october   
#ai1 #bjac1 as ,national ,case          
,management ,week to recognize the value
 of case management in improving        
healthcare outcomes for patients4       
,whereas case management is a           
collaborative process of assessment1    
education1 planning1 facilitation1 care 
coordination1 evaluation1 and advocacy2 
,whereas the goal of case management is 
to meet the health needs of the patient 
and the family of the patient1 while    
respecting and assuring the right of the
 patient to self determination1 through 
communication and available resources in
 order to promote quality1              
cost-effective outcomes2 ,whereas case  

managers are advocates who help patients
 understand their current health status 
and ways to improve their health1 and in
 this way serve as catalysts who guide  
patients and provide cohesion with other
 professionals in the healthcare        
delivery team2 ,whereas case managers   
are an important link to quality        
healthcare2 ,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 providers1 payers1 
and regulators on the improved patient  
outcomes that case management services  
can provide2 ,whereas1 through ,national
 ,case ,management ,week1 the ,american 
,case ,management ,association and the  
,case ,management ,society of ,america  
hope to continue to educate providers1  
payers1 regulators1 and consumers about 
the value case managers bring to the    
successful delivery of healthcare2      
,whereas the ,american ,case ,management

 ,association and the ,case ,management 
,society of ,america will celebrate     
,national ,case ,management ,week during
 the week of ,october #ac1 #bjac1       
through ,october #ai1 #bjac1 in order to
 recognize case managers as an essential
 link to quality healthcare2 and        
,whereas it is appropriate at that time 
to recognize the many achievements of   
case managers in improving healthcare   
outcomes3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the week 
of ,october #ac1 #bjac1 through ,october
 #ai1 #bjac1 as ,national ,case         
,management ,week2  7#b7 recognizes the 
value of case management in providing   
successful and cost-effective           
healthcare2 and  7#c7 encourages the    
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,case ,management ,week and  
learn about the field of case           
management4