Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The process helps primary care professionals identify a person’s care goals and document and communicate their medical and personal preferences. “If Heinzerling added that people with advanced dementia generally have poor outcomes from hospitalizations. Document care preferences in advance.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Another benefit of the framework was that it could serve as a communication tool to help patients assess care quality and their satisfaction with the care they received. They suggested that the domain of safety include accessibility as well as transparency, privacy, and psychological safety as missing from the original model.

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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. According to recent research, longer shifts for hospital nurses lead to increased errors, burnout, patient dissatisfaction , and can potentially affect nurse well-being.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. This rapport-building process creates a safe space for open communication. Social workers also play important roles in schools, hospitals, and other public settings.

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Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. The data is then tabulated to create the HCAHPS score. The financial impact of HCAHPS scores can be significant.

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Healthcare Medicare Hospitals Clinic 52

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For many hospitals, achieving better outcomes begins with the implementation of improved patient safety protocols. While bedside alarms are common in most hospital settings, technological innovations like medicine barcode scanning and laser temperature checks continue to improve the quality and efficiency of patient monitoring.

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals Administration 52

Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals Administration 52

University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to: describe and classify human benefits, including physical, emotional, psychological, and social benefits that can be communicated through HAI (human-animal interaction) and HAB (human-animal bond).

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to: describe and classify human benefits, including physical, emotional, psychological, and social benefits that can be communicated through HAI (human-animal interaction) and HAB (human-animal bond).

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Psychology 8

University of Connecticut

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to: describe and classify human benefits-including physical, emotional, psychological, and social benefits that can be communicated through HAI (human-animal interaction) and HAB (human-animal bond).

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Psychology 40

Relias

AUGUST 4, 2023

Every additional 1% in turnover can cost an average hospital over $380,000 in a year. Safety — both physical and psychological — is an expectation that employees want to be able to count on. Research studies have examined what comprises a high-functioning team and found that the central factor is good communication.

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Engagement Communication Healthcare Empathy 52

American Board of Clinical Social Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Our specific mission was to facilitate electronic communication between hospitalized patients and loved ones in the height of New York City’s Covid-19 experience. Hospital visits were prohibited; many “virtual” visits turned out to be the last time the patient was seen or directly spoken to by a relative.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The evolution of patient safety: From awareness to action The journey toward high reliability in healthcare gained momentum more than two decades ago with the release of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark report, To Err is Human (1999), which revealed shocking statistics about preventable deaths in hospitals.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trustworthiness and transparency : Clinical and non-clinical staff must be consistent and communicate with clarity, while maintaining professionalism transparency. What is birth trauma?

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead As each day passes, we move farther and farther away from being dominated by the COVID-19 Pandemic that began in 2020. Article by Kim M. We view the pandemic in the rear-view mirror. What are lessons learned, within the context of social work, from the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 23, 2024

Her son, Ben, has been hospitalized over ten times for schizophrenia. With proper recovery support (structure, purpose, love/community and treatment – what Randye calls the “4 Pillars”) enjoyed a period of recovery which included full-time work and two years of college. Seems scattered, right?

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 23, 2024

Her son, Ben, has been hospitalized over ten times for schizophrenia. With proper recovery support (structure, purpose, love/community and treatment – what Randye calls the “4 Pillars”) enjoyed a period of recovery which included full-time work and two years of college. Seems scattered, right?

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Schizophrenia Interviewing Recovery Mental Health 52

Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The strong bond between animals and humans is at the heart of two increasingly popular specialties in social work practice: veterinary social work and animal-assisted social work, explains Kaelyn Lewis, LLMSW-Macro, Director of Membership & Communications at the NASW-Michigan chapter.

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