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Supporting delegated healthcare in the care workforce

Social Care

“Person-centred, safe and effective delegation of healthcare activities to care workers can enable people to have more choice and control of when and how things happen, with an opportunity to provide a better experience of care. The guiding principles for delegated healthcare activities [are].

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Reducing Workplace Violence in Nursing & Healthcare

Relias

Workplace violence is an all-too-common problem in healthcare, and the recent shooting in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital complex serves as the latest tragic example. Department of Labor, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents was, on average, more than four times higher in healthcare than in private industry between 2002 and 2013.

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How Charge Reconciliation Boosts Healthcare Revenue

Relias

In an Ingenius Med survey of healthcare executives, 78% said that effective charge capture was essential to organizational success. Let’s take a look at the dynamics of charge reconciliation for a better understanding of the important role it plays in the healthcare revenue cycle. What is charge reconciliation?

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Delegated healthcare activities: the principles of great care

Social Care

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 ’. In fact, these qualities are as much a description of social care colleagues as they are the services they provide and the values they espouse.

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

Relias

Healthcare organizations have a growing responsibility to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts not only for their employees, but also to better serve patients and their families. The Current State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare. Strategies to Promote DEI in Your Healthcare Organization.

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A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff

MQ Mental Health

Since the start of the pandemic there have been many concerns raised about the wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers. Even before the pandemic, people working in the emergency services and healthcare fields were three times more likely to have PTSD or depression symptoms than the general population. . said Jennifer. “

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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.