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Officers:
Margaret Leonard, President
Margaret is nationally known for her work in case management, care coordination, transitions of care, certification and public policy. She has served on the National Quality Forum's Care Coordination Committee, CMS Care Transitions Project - Technical Expert Panel, the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center - Technical Expert Panel - Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults with Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs; and co-chaired NYS DOH Case Management Work Group, She chairs the public policy committees of the national Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and the National Transitions of Care Collaborative (NTOCC). Margaret collaborated to procure and implement a 3 year, $3 million grant from NYS-Department of Health for a Chronic Illness Demonstration Program for integrated care coordination. She developed the first American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification exam for nurse case managers and co-authored the ANCC Nursing Case Management Review and Resource Manual. Margaret is a past-president of the National CMSA and their Case Manager of the Year in 2006. She is a national speaker and published author on case management and sits on two editorial boards. She is a member of the New York State Board on Nursing and is adjunct faculty at the College of New Rochelle, School of Nursing. Affiliations: Hudson Health Plan, Case Management Society of America (CMSA), National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC), College of New Rochelle.
Charlene Schlude, Vice President
Charlene is currently the Director of Care Coordination at the Capital District Physicians' Health Plan responsible for the oversight of the Case and Disease Management Programs, including the embedded Case Management Program offered to Patient Centered Medical Home practices. She has over 14 years experience in the department of Medical Affairs at CDPHP and has been influential in the development and expansion of its complex case management program. Previously she enjoyed a 14 year career at the Albany Medical Center, in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Post Anesthesia Recovery Room. Charlene is the current Chairman of the Healthy Capital District Initiative, which is a not-for-profit board dedicated to improving public health and access to care for uninsured populations in the Capital District. She has participated in local and national presentations on the role of embedded case management. She is also the current Vice President of the NY Capital Region Chapter of CMSA and is a certified in case management through The Commission for Case Management Certification (CCMC).
Irene Grey, Treasurer
Irene has extensive background in acute care hospital administration, with an emphasis on performance improvement, regulatory, risk management activities, case management, social work and utilization management. More recently, directed inpatient utilization management activities for CDPHP. Abundant knowledge of federal and state hospital regulations, regulatory standards and codes, Joint Commission preparation and accreditation, and CMS Core Measure Project, NCQA standards as well as all aspects of performance improvement. Proven record in managing professional and ancillary staff with an emphasis on developing, motivating, and retention of productive and customer service employees. Affiliations: NY Capital Region Case
Management Society Treasurer (2011 to present), Member of Case Management Society of America (2011 to present),
Board of Trustees of Visiting Nurses of Schenectady (1997 - 2008), Board of Trustees Secretary of Visiting Nurses
of Schenectady (2000 - 2008) Member of Visiting Nurses of Schenectady Professional Advisory Board (1997 - 2008), Member
of Schenectady Long Term Care Advisory Council (1997 - 2006), Member of American College of Health Care Executives (1994
- Present), Member of Iroquois HealthCare Consortium Care Management Committee (1987 - 2008). Anne Schettine, Secretary
Board of Directors:
Cashelle Lukas, RN, MSN~HCSM, CCM
Cashelle has been employed in the specialty field of occupational health since 1999 in various facilities both non-profit and for-profit companies. Cashelle joined membership in numerous nursing organizations within New York Capital Region and Southern Vermont. She has developed proficiency in providing work-site health and wellness, work safety, ergonomics and injury prevention programs. While enrolled as a graduate student, her practicum project focused on establishing a Healthy Aging Workforce. Cashelle received her CCM certification in 2003 from Certified Case Management certification. She is currently employed by Take Care Health Solutions where she is able to utilize her expertise in Disability Case Management. Affiliations: Case Management Society of America (2002), New York Capital Region Case Management Society of America and
Board of Directors (2010 - current), American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (1999),
Dawn Cooke, RN, CCM Dawn has been involved in the Nursing field since 1976, working at Samaritan Hospital in Pediatrics and OB/GYN. In 1989 she became involved in Occupational Health Nursing while initially working as the Nursing Supervisor and later the Coordinator of Occupational Health Services at Capital Healthcare Associates in Troy, NY. In 2002 she began her career in Case Management, working with cases involving Workers Compensation, Short and Long term disability and performing second level FMLA reviews at Reed Group. Dawn received her certification as a Case Manager in 2005 and as of July 2012, she joined the staff of Aetna as a Personal Health Advocate. Affiliations: New York Capital Region Case Management Society Board of Directors (2010), Case Management Society of America (2005).
Linda Baker RN-BC ,CPC
Linda has practiced as a Registered Nurse for 28 years in various OB and behavioral health acute care settings and has over 8 years of case management and utilization review experience that encompasses both commercial and governmental funded environments. She is currently the lead Perinatal Nurse Case Manager at Hudson Health Plan. In this role she oversees the case management activities within the plan's "Mommy & Me" Program. Linda utilizes her skills in assessing perinatal patients for High Risk pregnancies, psychosocial issues including field case management, assisting the members in obtaining housing, baby items, childbirth and breast feeding classes. Educating members regarding: current health issues, breast feeding, vaginal deliveries and promoting healthy birth outcomes. Linda's has excellent clinical assessment skills which enables her to provide the best Case Management to her perinatal patients. Linda works very closely with Hudson Health Plans behavioral health provider to assure her members needs are met. Her previous work experience includes positions as a Charge Nurse on a Mental Health Unit, Senior Quality Improvement Specialist for a behavioral health unit and Senior Health Care Investigator for Medicare and staff nurse for OB/GYN practice. Throughout her extensive career she has earned certifications in the following areas; Clinical Case Management; Adult Mental Health Nursing; HIV/AIDS counselor; Group Therapy Leader; Legal Nurse Consulting and Physician Coder. Linda is an active participant in the NYS DOH Case Management Task Force, and serves on the board of the Hudson Valley Perinatal Forum, and a member of the Perinatal Mood Disorder Task force for Orange County. Linda is currently serving on the Content Expert Panel for the American Nurses Credentialing Center Case Management exam. Linda is currently the treasurer for the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter Case Management Society of America. Linda also attended the Public Policy Summit in Washington DC in 2010 to promote Case Management in the Health Care System.
Christine Robinson, RN, CCM Since 2007, Christine has been employed at The Reed Group as a RN CCM handing Short Term Disability cases. Prior to that, she worked in the Long Term Care setting at Hoosick Falls Health Center as a RN-C in Gerontology. Christine's experience also includes working as a RN at the NYS Department of Medicaid, House Supervisor at Uncle Sam's House managing 3 Transitional houses for Homeless Veteran's, and the Eddy and the VNA doing home care and co-managed a Dairy Farm in White Creek, NY for 16 years. Affiliations: National CCM, NYCRCMS.
Margaret Messier, RN, CCM Present Position: Retired Margaret's most recent position was that of a Clinical Education Consultant for McKesson where she provided on-site and Web-based InterQual clinical product education and software implementation assistance for managed care organizations and hospitals throughout the United States. Marge also has over 15 years of managed health care experience holding various positions with MVP Health Care in Schenectady, NY. Marge was the MVP Health Services Training Manager responsible for training programs for the Utilization Management and Member Services Departments and was in charge of the Utilization Management and Medical Director Quality Control programs. She also worked as a Program Manager where she was a member of a team responsible for the merging of medical policies for the newly combined companies of MVP Health Care and Preferred Care. Additionally, Marge worked as a Transplant Case Manager, Retrospective Review Supervisor and Utilization Management Nurse. Other experience includes 20 years of clinical nursing encompassing Medical Surgical, Pediatrics, Critical and Progressive Cardiac Care, Labor/Delivery/Post Partum, Orthopedic and Urgent Care. Affiliations: Board Certified Case Manager since 1998, Member CMSA, Member American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) (1999-2005).
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