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Change Healthcare Cyberattack: What Social Workers Should Know

Social Work Blog

By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate March 2024 In February 2024, a major healthcare cybersecurity attack occurred, affecting many patients and providers including clinical social workers (CSWs). As a result, Change Healthcare became temporarily paralyzed, causing payment disruptions and delays in patient care.

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Home is where the delegated healthcare is

Social Care

delegated healthcare activities is rooted in a deep-seated belief in our clients’ right to additional healthcare needs supported in their own homes." Image created by freepik.com ] Domiciliary delegation In recent years, the concept of supporting healthcare activities at home has gained significant traction,and for good reason.

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How to Create a Clinical Ladder To Improve Nurse Retention and Performance

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A nursing clinical ladder program can help you retain, develop, and motivate your nursing staff. As a recognized and desirable advancement program, it can also provide a competitive advantage when recruiting new nurses for your healthcare organization. Here’s what you need to know to begin your clinical ladder initiative.

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Delegated healthcare activities: the principles of great care

Social Care

"In the context of care settings, delegated activities are clinical actions, often undertaken by NHS nurses, but which many social care colleagues are already. It’s why I’m so pleased to see the publication, this week, of ‘ Delegated healthcare activities: guiding principles for health and social care in England ’. Consistent?

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

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without coverage — Native American healthcare disparities clearly still exist despite efforts to eradicate them. A deeper understanding of these factors can help healthcare organizations better serve these communities, address the root causes, and ultimately provide more beneficial effects and lasting change. . — with 34.3%

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How Charge Reconciliation Boosts Healthcare Revenue

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Revenue can suffer without efficient coordination, especially in your accounting and clinical departments. In an Ingenius Med survey of healthcare executives, 78% said that effective charge capture was essential to organizational success. Ideally, your accounting and clinical departments work together as accountability partners.

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Developing a new framework for delegated healthcare interventions

Social Care

Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, and Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, look at the progress being made to create a national voluntary framework to support the safe and effective delegation of healthcare interventions to the social care workforce. Image created by freepik.com ]. Find out more.