,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1
 #bjad ,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 #ab through ,october #ah1      
#bjad1 as ,national ,case ,management   
,week to recognize the role of case     
management in improving health care     
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-determination through             
communication and other available       
resources in order to promote           
high-quality1 cost-effective outcomes2  

,whereas case managers are advocates who
 help patients understand their current 
health status1 guide patients on ways to
 improve their health1 and provide      
cohesion with other professionals on the
 health care delivery team2 ,whereas the
 ,american ,case ,management            
,association and the ,case ,management  
,society of ,america work diligently to 
raise awareness about the broad range of
 services case managers offer and to    
educate providers1 payers1 regulators1  
and consumers on the improved patient   
outcomes that case management services  
can provide2 ,whereas through ,national 
,case ,management ,week1 the ,american  
,case ,management ,association and the  
,case ,management ,society of ,america  
aim to continue to educate providers1   
payers1 regulators1 and consumers about 
how vital case managers are to the      
successful delivery of health care2     
,whereas the ,american ,case ,management
 ,association and the ,case ,management 
,society of ,america will celebrate     

,national ,case ,management ,week during
 the week of ,october #ab through       
,october #ah1 #bjad1 in order to        
recognize case managers as an essential 
link to patients receiving quality      
health care2 and ,whereas it is         
appropriate to recognize the many       
achievements of case managers in        
improving health care outcomes3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the week of ,october #ab
 through ,october #ah1 #bjad1 as        
,national ,case ,management ,week2  7#b7
 recognizes the role of case management 
in providing successful and             
cost-effective health care2 and  7#c7   
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,case      
,management ,week and learn about the   
field of case management4