Relias

JULY 6, 2022

Tackling the broad topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in healthcare can seem daunting from an organizational level — and nearly impossible from an individual staff member’s perspective. There is plentiful evidence of the long history of systemic racism , gender disparities , and inequitable treatment in healthcare.

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Social Care

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Right care, right place, right time As the conversations about delegated healthcare continue to evolve, the messaging remains clear. Delegation of healthcare activities is happening across adult social care and has been for many years.

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Nurses and other healthcare staff rely on safe working environments, capable leaders, support for personal well-being, and of course, respect. How can healthcare organizations and leaders achieve these goals by protecting nurse and patient safety congruently?

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Nurses and other healthcare staff rely on safe working environments, capable leaders, support for personal well-being, and of course, respect. How can healthcare organizations and leaders achieve these goals by protecting nurse and patient safety congruently?

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 20, 2024

Are engaging storytellers who can vividly articulate their experiences and connect with readers. Child Welfare Social Worker vs. Social Services Specialist III) Organization Type: (Government, Non-profit, For-profit, Outside social services) Setting: (School, Clinic, Hospital, etc.) Job Information: Descriptive Job Title: (e.g.,

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare organizations across the U.S. have grappled with healthcare staffing shortages since well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many organizations view the healthcare staffing crisis as a long-term problem that requires more than temporary solutions. 1 – Provide more incentives for healthcare providers to stay in their jobs.

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Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Nurses have one of the most in-demand roles in healthcare, and with a 6% projected job growth rate through 2031, the demand for nurses to fill both vacancies and new roles is only increasing. Maximizing nurse recruitment and retention is a challenge nearly every healthcare organization across the country is facing.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A gap analysis , or gap assessment , is a staple tool of business management that applies to all types of businesses, including healthcare organizations. Perhaps more importantly, healthcare gap analyses can help you pinpoint the areas that will yield the greatest improvement. Hypothetical scenario: slow pandemic recovery.

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Relias

JULY 2, 2024

Telehealth is a broader term that encompasses the use of technology to deliver healthcare services remotely. These innovative healthcare solutions have the potential to improve access, quality, and efficiency of care for people around the world, especially those who do not currently have adequate healthcare options.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The landscape of obstetric care is evolving rapidly, but not always in ways that benefit healthcare providers. This trend is not just alarming; it’s a call to action for healthcare providers and institutions to reassess their practices. In 2023 alone, there were 57 nuclear verdicts , a significant jump from previous years.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To improve the quality and efficiency of its healthcare delivery, the Indian Health Service (IHS) launched the Health IT Modernization Program in 2019. In this article, we’ll make the case for adding a best-in-class healthcare learning management platform as part of this IT overhaul.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

She is a co-investigator on a Nation Institute of Drug Abuse funded Diversity Supplement study for Transitions Clinic Network: Post Incarceration Addiction Treatment, Healthcare, and Social Supports ( TCN-PATHs). Associate Research Professor Hsiu-Ju Lin is working on several federally funded projects related to the opioid crisis.

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Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improving patient experience scores is a goal for many healthcare organizations — and for good reason. As they consider new ideas to raise patient satisfaction, healthcare leaders must have an understanding of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring system that evaluates these efforts.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

In July, many NASW members alerted their state chapters to a disturbing and potentially deceptive marketing practice impacting social workers nationwide — involving CareDash, a healthcare review and referral website for a wide variety of healthcare providers, including clinical social workers.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Mistrust of healthcare institutions is one factor to consider. If previous experiences with clinics where vaccines are being offered were negative, a person might not be motivated to return. While challenges remain in the delivery of healthcare to PEH, this pandemic experience has been an opportunity to expand all health care to PEH.

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KVC

JULY 16, 2023

This began a shift to reclaim the values-driven culture of KVC’s early days, creating a highly engaged, exceptional place to work. Learn more about work wellbeing and engagement, how KVC has created a positive, supportive culture, and how that culture benefits employees, clients, and supporters alike.

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Relias

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Healthcare leaders should implement these steps in all hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Below, we explore each phase and highlight essential strategies for healthcare leaders to consider when planning for emergencies.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” To provide the best services possible, healthcare organizations of all kinds must understand how to implement integrated care management.

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Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Nurses have one of the most in-demand roles in healthcare, and with a 6% projected job growth rate through 2031, the demand for nurses to fill both vacancies and new roles is only increasing. Maximizing nurse recruitment and retention is a challenge nearly every healthcare organization across the country is facing.

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Center for Child Protection

JUNE 26, 2024

These series allow our clinical staff, who have intimate knowledge of our clients’ needs, to ask specific questions and obtain detailed information that a generic resource list cannot provide. Nicole Curcio , LCSW, Lead Family Advocate Feedback from our clinical staff has been overwhelmingly positive.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is a philosophy within healthcare organizations that looks to constantly improve upon patient care, staff safety, and organizational processes. When quality improvement is working well, people are more engaged in their jobs. Healthcare is “an overworked, understaffed, stressful environment.”

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

Nursing shortage statistics continue to show that the healthcare industry still has an urgent need for nurses. Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety.

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Relias

JUNE 17, 2024

It benefits healthcare organizations by decreasing the demand for acute care and improving patient outcomes. By decreasing the need for acute care, pre-acute care could help acute care organizations achieve significant resource savings, and the healthcare industry overall could potentially save millions.

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Relias

JUNE 17, 2024

It benefits healthcare organizations by decreasing the demand for acute care and improving patient outcomes. By decreasing the need for acute care, pre-acute care could help acute care organizations achieve significant resource savings, and the healthcare industry overall could potentially save millions.

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Relias

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As new nurses enter the workforce, identifying and encouraging specific nursing qualities helps healthcare organizations recognize strong candidates for hire and understand which of their current nurses would make great leaders. A nurse who empowers patients through education and engagement will help them get the best care.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2022

Leadership development in healthcare organizations is a critical strategy to promote employee satisfaction and retention. Clearly, promoting leadership development in healthcare organizations can produce measurable and far-reaching results. How To Promote Leadership Development in Healthcare.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

According to the Relias 2023 S tate of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report , 68% of managers in the post-acute-care sector reported that their current staff development and training program has a “major” or “significant” impact on achieving their organization’s top business goals.

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Social Care

JANUARY 25, 2023

The further embedding of delegated healthcare interventions in the care workforce in England represents our ongoing initiative to marry social care experience with clinical excellence to deliver enhanced, high quality and consistent care. Our engagement will continue as the guiding principles work on delegation evolves.

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Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 22, 2024

The four companies include three profit making corporations (United Health Services, Acadia Healthcare, and Vivant Behavioral Healthcare), and one nonprofit, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. percent of children in “congregate care” had no clinical diagnoses.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Healthcare leaders agree that effective onboarding is key to new nurse success, but often struggle to provide evidence-based support for specific onboarding programs. However, healthcare organizations will benefit from measuring both the efficiency and effectiveness of an onboarding program. Effective Nurse Onboarding.

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Relias

JUNE 2, 2023

The nursing workforce is still grappling with shortages that are causing serious challenges for healthcare organizations and the nurses who remain. Additional nursing shortage solutions Healthcare is a wonderful world, despite its challenges. To be a great nurse, you must have true commitment and be fully engaged.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 21, 2024

But what does the widest public engagement for a generation have to do with social care? As social care nurses and colleagues in wider care teams, we are dedicated to maximising good health and wellbeing and, where clinically appropriate, avoiding hospital admissions and supporting timely discharge. The answer is: quite a lot.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

While most healthcare organizations have eight-hour shifts, many hospitals have relied on 12-hour shifts since the 1970s. There are distinct advantages and disadvantages associated with both eight- and 12-hour shifts, and healthcare administrators have yet to come to a consensus on whether one is inherently better than the other.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Jody Collins , MSN, RN, NPD BC, System Director, Clinical Education at Memorial Hermann, shared that “optimizing agility to reimagine a culture of nursing excellence and high reliability” became the crux of the organization’s strategic approach when faced with workforce challenges. Broader clinical implications of research findings.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

In fact, employers who engage in employee development usually experience an increase in sales and profits. Support employee engagement Increase emotional investment and interest. Engaged and knowledgeable employees are more likely to provide better care and stay with your organization longer. Boost efficiency.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social work.

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

Healthcare organizations in the U.S. Conversely, they observed that the healthcare industry has not benefited from free-market competition because competition has been happening in the wrong places. More healthcare organizations are now tying physician compensation to quality performance metrics, up from 26% in 2016 to 42% in 2021.

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