NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In a move that would have been unheard-of just a few years ago, New Jersey Spotlight News reports that the state Attorney General is suing a chain of hospitals to stop them from performing clandestine drug tests on pregnant women and then reporting the results to the family police. Some even are celebrated.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s bad enough that hospitals routinely test pregnant women for drugs without their consent, and then routinely report a positive result to the family police. Because the lawsuits, settlements and verdicts against the Department of Human Services for botching their life-and-death job just keep piling up.

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JULY 5, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services found that a 10% increase in opioid-related overdose deaths directly corresponded with a 4.4% Additionally, a 10% increase in opioid-related hospitalizations was associated with a 2.9% According to the latest data , the U.S. increase in the rate of children entering the foster care system.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Stateline reports on something some in the medical profession are doing about it: Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients’ treatment and recovery from substance use disorder and combat racial disparities in testing and reporting. ●

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

This made it possible for KVC to meet the needs of any child and family, extending all the way to inpatient children’s mental health hospitals when needed. KVC’s Positive Impact Grows Nationally During the 1980-90s, KVC grew to represent one of the broadest child welfare and behavioral healthcare continuums of care in the nation.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023. Safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Resources The White House COVID-19 U.S.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Ambassador and NASW (DC-VA) Member, Lauren Morris, MSW, ACM, LCSW-S Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are trending down according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3.3

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APRIL 3, 2025

When children co-construct their learning with their teachers and peers, they apply it to their own lives making meaningful, personal discoveries as they progress towards learning goals, according to the University of New Hampshires College of Health and Human Services.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

From the story: The Hackneys, who have developmental disabilities, are struggling to understand how taking their daughter to the hospital when she refused to eat could be seen as so neglectful that she’d need to be taken from her home.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

And in Seattle, Fox 13 reports , a judge ruled that a rush to judgment by a doctor at Seattle Children’s Hospital was "based on conscious and unconscious bias towards people from minority communities. WFMZ-TV reports that the county comptroller in Lehigh County, PA. issued a report on one. Particularly black and brown communities."

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Relias

MAY 2, 2024

According to the American Hospital Association’s Regulatory Overload Report , healthcare providers spend nearly $39 billion yearly on administrative activities to comply with federal regulatory requirements. This flexibility and agility help organizations stay compliant in our rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.”

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. While still having too few hospitals/birth centers, an increase to over just 60 OB providers per 10,000 births would change a county’s designation from maternity care desert to low-access. Department of Health and Human Services. No obstetric providers.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Each year, the Joint Commission issues a list of top national patient safety goals for healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing care centers, behavioral health care and human services, ambulatory healthcare, home care, and more. Improve staff communication. Use medicines safely.

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 26, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Department of Health and Human Services National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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KVC

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

KVC has a track record of serving children with the most complex needs and for solving states’ health and human service agency challenges with innovation. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for 10–18-year-old youth, and mental-health-related visits to hospital emergency rooms have risen significantly.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

These include: Dehydration Not enough dietary fiber Lack of muscle function/tone Nerve problems or damage to the muscle in the colon and rectum Inactivity/immobility Certain medications, including iron and calcium supplements Surgery or hospitalization Certain medical conditions, including Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome, (..)

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MARCH 3, 2024

We can work within the human services realm or serve outside of traditional social service organizations, bringing all our strengths where ever we go. Helping COVID-19 patients in the hospital. We analyze policies and how they trickle down to impact the people we serve. We can be counselors, or we can be politicians.

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Shelter, Inc

MAY 11, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Department of Health and Human Services National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357) .

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Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Recognizing the risk factors for dehydration and acting proactively today could prevent a hospitalization tomorrow. Final thoughts on dehydration and the Fatal Five Dehydration should not be taken lightly. These tips will help you prevent a dangerous condition before it starts.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Complications The most common complication from aspiration is aspiration pneumonia, which accounts for up to 15% of pneumonia cases contracted outside of hospital settings. High risk individuals, individuals who choke multiple times, or anyone who shows the signs of aspiration should be evaluated by a medical professional.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. In the long run, we need a good understanding of exactly what conditions and risk factors and other aspects are affecting hospitalizations and patient care outcomes,” explained Bowman. We need to appropriately report the correct service that was rendered.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. In the long run, we need a good understanding of exactly what conditions and risk factors and other aspects are affecting hospitalizations and patient care outcomes,” explained Bowman. We need to appropriately report the correct service that was rendered.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Depending on your location, reducing turnover by just 1% can save the average hospital $262,300 per year. Department of Health and Human Services emphasized monitoring staffing availability and needs frequently based on census and acuity, clinician-to-patient ratios, coverage within units, and staff on call.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

For example, frequent changes in caregivers, being institutionalized or hospitalized, and frequent lack of choice and bodily autonomy are all scenarios that can feel traumatic. Trauma-informed care is a model that can be adapted for any human service organization, including IDD organizations.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Care coordinators work in numerous settings including roles in hospitals and outpatient care facilities. They take an active stance in managing the utilization of client healthcare services and in improving client outcomes. Care coordination usually is a role that is served by nurses, case managers, or behavioral health clinicians.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

As such, no matter their specialty, clinicians need to know how to identify when a client is experiencing an illness, mental health condition, or injury, and who to recommend their client to if they are unable to provide services.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

CSWs who work in settings that provide emergency care (such as hospital emergency departments) where the facility is in-network, but the CSW is OON, are not permitted to balance bill patients beyond in-network cost-sharing amounts. The aim of the law is to protect consumers from unanticipated medical bills.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of this, high DSP turnover rates have been linked to increased rates of injuries and/or hospitalizations among individuals with IDD. This can cause gaps in care, as individual clients wait for staff to re-learn their unique needs. Retaining IDD staff members is not just a financial matter.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you don’t have buy-in from your physician groups for a project in a hospital setting, you’re pretty much sunk from the start,” Clayton said. It makes sense, then, that keeping these people on board is also crucial to the success of a system that encourages the introduction of ways to improve. “If

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MARCH 4, 2024

Unlike other populations, a disruption in ABA services can place some clients at an increased risk for serious behavioral regression and losing acquired skills. Regression in behavioral progress could lead to emergency room visits and hospitalizations – two scenarios that are obviously undesirable.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect individuals from severe disease, hospitalization, and death, according to the CDC. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3.3 COVID-19 surges and waves come and go, now often causing milder illness. million with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients. Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Among soldiers, those engaged in safety planning reported a quicker reduction in suicidal ideation and fewer days of inpatient hospitalization. Indeed, the latter is no longer recommended by suicide prevention experts. To learn how to create a safety plan, see our article, Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Common signs of birth trauma include: Feelings of depression, anxiety, and/or guilt Flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, or nightmares regarding the event that caused trauma.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How does this collective passion, excellence, and mission link to your payers’ needs and wants, such as access, total cost of care reduction, and/or emergency room or hospital diversion? How does this alignment of individual and collective passion and excellence align with your overall mission? How do you stack up to peer organizations?

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MARCH 5, 2025

Regulatory compliance and CMS guidelines While Medicare only covers Spravato and R-ketamine for anesthetics in SNF or hospitals, CMS guidelines for ketamine storage, handling, and disposal are a good blueprint to follow for creating an effective ketamine compliance program.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

It is similarly critical that social workers be at the table to develop and implement culturally relevant messages to ensure reliable, accurate, and timely information is distributed to populations known to be at high risk for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization. million with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS.

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