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Digitizing Compliance Management in Healthcare

Relias

With the expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency waivers and new minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, preparing for audits and surveys is more crucial than ever. An average-sized hospital dedicates the equivalent of 59 full-time staff members to regulatory compliance, and more than 25% of them are doctors and nurses.

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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

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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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

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).

LMSW 40
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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

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).

LMSW 40
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New Frequently Asked Questions on the No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimates

Social Work Blog

Social workers employed as salaried employees in hospitals, nursing homes, primary care, and other health settings should contact their administration for information regarding the use of GFEs in their setting. In January 2022, NASW posted FAQs on GFEs for social workers at [link].

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Supporting the Competence of Dementia Care Teams

Relias

Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. “The biggest challenge in dementia care is creating a community,” said Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, during the 2022 Relias Impact Nation conference.

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An open letter to those who work with the Texas OOHDNR

Hospice Social Work

My fellow healthcare workers: We can do a better job managing out of hospital do not resuscitate orders. Tonight at 11:00 pm I had to call the daughter of a newly admitted patient so we could redo a DNR that was filled out by hospital staff during the patient’s most recent ER visit. And someone at a hospital thought that was ok.

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