Mission

To be THE Association for Physician Advisors and Physician Leaders in Care Management and Transitions of Care.

Goals:

• Provide physician leaders with skills and opportunities in: Education and Training, Mentoring and Networking, Research and Publication
• Strengthen the dyad partnership between Physician Advisors and Care Management Leaders
• Influence the policies, laws, and other issues related to the practice of Care Management and Transitions of Care

Structure

Founded in November 2017, APLCM is a nonprofit association with the support of the American Case Management Association (ACMA) resources, member benefits and financial support. APLCM’s Board develops and directs activities to benefit the physician care management community, the physician members of ACMA and ultimately patients and families. ACMA and the APLCM Founding Board both respect multidisciplinary collaboration to define and supporting the practice.

History

With the formation of the APLCM, ACMA seeks to broaden its support for the integrated case management team and specifically the physician advisor role.

ACMA provides thought-leadership and expertise including education, training and certification for case management and transitions of care professionals. Since its inception in 1999, ACMA has promoted a collaborative practice model and has led to the establishment of standards for the case management practice. Foundational to all ACMA activity is the principle that case management is not the domain of one clinical discipline but rather demands the blend of multiple disciplines to ensure that patients receive high-quality, cost-effective and accessible care in their transitions across the health care continuum.

Physician engagement, roles and leadership in case management are increasingly visible in evolving organizational structures and models of care management. ACMA has always included physicians in its membership, although the percentage of participants has been smaller compared to nurses and social workers. With its commitment to provide support, education, training and networking to all case management professionals, ACMA has historically included physician-developed content in its publications and developed a physician advisor course library in its Compass online learning system that teaches and tests solid foundational knowledge in case management and physician advisory practices.

Board of Directors