Social Work Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

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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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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JANUARY 30, 2024

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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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

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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JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Let’s take a look at other components that have been communicated by CMS. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

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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JULY 14, 2022

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.

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