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The fundamental misconception at the heart of the Family First Act

Child Welfare Monitor

But above all, these services were funded by Medicaid, a federal entitlement program that receives the same federal match as Title IV-E. Because most parents involved with child welfare are covered by either Medicaid or (more rarely) private insurance, they could be referred to these services.

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Social Workers: The Backbone of Reimagined 988 Emergency Crisis Services

Social Work Blog

W hen the National 988 Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline goes into effect July 16, 2022, it will probably be the most significant public policy initiative impacting behavioral healthcare since the Medicaid expansion. Developing best practices emergency crisis communication models for Regional Crisis Call Hubs.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

Social Work Blog

Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead, Kim M. Simpson and Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Consultant, Susan Bodiker. She has seen the impact of the campaign on both a statewide and local community level. She added, “If I’m going to be an advocate, I have to set an example.”

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

It involves communicating and collaborating with patients, their families, and their health care teams to ensure that the patient’s needs and preferences are met and that the best possible outcomes are achieved. What is care coordination? Deliver high-quality care that is consistent with the best evidence-based standards of practice.

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

Relias

Healthcare organizations receive scores from the HCAHPS survey , which according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is “the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care.” Educate the patient Receiving a new diagnosis or update to an existing one can be frightening.

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Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: A Digital Path to Resilience

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Several factors drove these concerns, such as licensing, Medicare/Medicaid?reimbursement, communities ?in Medicaid beneficiaries use telehealth services. organization and staff in trainings, track data around course completions, and to communicate with staff about their training. SoonerCare Medicaid program.

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When Risks Collide: Maternal Mortality and Mental Health

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Healthcare organizations must improve communication and coordination at the system level. They should ensure that appropriate interventions are in place — whether they include community behavioral health resources, social workers, or other types of case management — to reduce the gap between acute care and when the patient goes home.