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Toni G. Cesta and Beverly Cunningham


Toni G. Cesta and Beverly Cunningham

Biography:

Toni G. Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is Partner and Health Care Consultant in Case Management Concepts, LLC, a consulting company which assists institutions in designing, implementing, and evaluating acute care and community case management models, with an eye on structure, process and outcome measures for nurse case managers and social workers.

The author of nine books and a frequently sought-after speaker, lecturer, and consultant, Dr. Cesta is considered one of the primary thought leaders in the field of case management. Among her books are included “The Case Managers Survival Guide” and “Core Skills for Hospital Case Managers”.

Dr. Cesta writes a monthly column called “Case Management Insider” in the Hospital Case Management newsletter in which she shares insights and information on current issues and trends in case management.  She is a past commissioner for the Commission for Case Management Certification. She has held positions as Senior Vice President, Corporate Vice President, Director of Case Management, and professor of case management.

 

Bev Cunningham, MS, RN, ACM is a founding partner of Case Management Concepts, LLC, as a company supporting healthcare providers in best-practice case management processes.  She has a 25-year deep working knowledge of case management with specific expertise in utilization and denials management, patient flow, and the role of the case manager and social worker in the case management process. Bev was most recently Vice President, Resource Management at Medical City Dallas Hospital. Her areas of responsibility included Case Management, Health Information Management, Patient Access, Solid Organ Transplant, and Transplant Financial Services.

As a consultant, she assists hospitals in implementing, evaluating, and improving their case management programs. As a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Master of Nursing Program at the University of Oklahoma, she coached students in their clinical practicums.

Bev is a well-known speaker in the Case Management field.  She served as a Commissioner on the Commission for Case Management Certification and is a fellow with the Advisory Board.

Bev's publications include a chapter in CMSA's Core Curriculum for Case Management Certification and most co-author of the book, Core Skills for Hospital Case Management.

Bev has a BSN from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, and a Master of Science, Nursing Major, from the University of Oklahoma.  She is also certified in case of management through the American Case Management Association.