Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN is a founding partner of Case Management Concepts, LLC. She has a 25-year deep working-knowledge of case management with specific expertise in denials management, patient flow and the role of the Case Manager and Social Worker in the Case Management process. She has served as a Commissioner on the Commission for Case Management Certification and is a fellow with the Advisory Board.

Bev is also former Vice President Resource Management at Medical City Dallas Hospital where she had responsibility for Case Management, Health Information Management, Patient Access, Physician Integration and Solid Organ Transplant. Prior to her position as Vice President, Bev served as Regional Director of Clinical Effectiveness for Mercy Health Partners, Toledo, Ohio. In this role she directed the Case Management, Quality Management, and Pre-Authorization Departments. She also served eight years as a consultant, assisting 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 continues to mentor students in Master’s of Healthcare Administration program.

Bev is a well-known speaker in the Case Management field. Involved in the development of case management for over twenty five years, her areas of expertise includes denials management, patient flow and the role of the Case Manager and Social Worker in the Case Management process. She has served as a Commissioner on the Commission for Case Management Certification and is a fellow with the Advisory Board. Her publications include a chapter CMSA's Core Curriculum for Case Management Certification and most recently, 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.