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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Scherlong, LCSW-R, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM is a licensed clinical social worker and the current president of the IFBPT. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I I think story is a word I use a lot, because it’s familiar.”

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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

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The relationship between patient satisfaction scores, reimbursement, and health outcomes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring helps hospitals and governing bodies evaluate patient satisfaction through quantitative measurements.

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Psychologist vs Social Worker: The Differences You Need to Know

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Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Whereas psychology focuses primarily on understanding and exploring the inner workings of people’s minds, social work focuses more on helping people with their daily life issues.

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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Scherlong, LCSW-R, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM is a licensed clinical social worker and the current president of the IFBPT. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I I think story is a word I use a lot, because it’s familiar.”

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How to Keep Patients Satisfied — and Raise Your Patient Satisfaction Scores

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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. Researchers have studied the connection between patient experience and clinical outcomes.

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Improving Patient Safety With VR for Infection Prevention and Control

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Why we need better infection and prevention control practices Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), continue to be a challenge in hospitals, impacting patient safety, increasing healthcare costs, and straining resources. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts an HAI every day.

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11 Great Benefits of Being a Social Worker: Making a Positive Impact

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Clinical Social Workers: Clinical social workers who work in hospitals, mental health clinics, or similar settings typically have regular shifts. Let’s explore some examples of positions that may offer social workers work-life balance: 11.Flexible