To Exist as a Case Manager Is to Constantly Change; to Be Successful, You Must Constantly Adapt

Hussein M Tahan1

  • 1Hussein M. Tahan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a case management consultant, expert, author, and researcher. Tahan has more than 25 years of experience in hospital management and operations and case management practice, is a member of the Professional Case Management journal's editorial advisory board, coauthor of multiple textbooks on case management including CMSA's Core Curriculum for Case Management and Case Management: A Practical Guide for Education and Practice, chief knowledge editor of the Case Management Body of Knowledge online portal sponsored by the Commission for Case Manager Certification, and the recipient of CMSA's 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. Hussein can be reached at htahanrn@gmail.com.

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