Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Police have opened an investigation into abuse of patients at a mental health hospital uncovered by the BBC. Panorama filmed staff assaulting , inappropriately restraining and secluding and verbally abusing and humiliating patients at the Edenfield Centre run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Hospitals 342

Hospitals Mental Health Patient Safety Clinic 342

Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to the American Hospital Association’s Regulatory Overload Report , health systems, hospitals, and post-acute care organizations spend about $39 billion annually to comply with up to 629 federal regulatory requirements (341 for hospitals and 288 for post-acute care).

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Home Hospitals Healthcare 52

Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a webinar for the American Hospital Association with two colleagues from Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and spans 17 hospitals and over 260 care delivery sites with 1.7 million patient encounters per year.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Clinic Healthcare Communication 52

Learning Social Worker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Evidences: PCF - 1 (professionalism) , 2 (values and ethics), and 7 (skills and interventions). What are the benefits to the patient/service-user and professionals of recording the positive aspects of someone’s life? Evidences: PCF - 7 (skills and interventions). How did the patient/service-user feel about your action?

Mental Health 64

Mental Health Justice and Corrections Interventional Psychiatric 64

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

The new measures included the Birthing-Friendly hospital designation to help reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. The Birthing-Friendly hospital designation is one of five initiatives relating to care quality within CMS’ Maternity Care Action Plan. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise. What is the Birthing-Friendly designation?

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Medicaid Mental Health Medicare 40

Community Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

This was because it might dissuade potentially beneficial and shorter interventions at an earlier stage. The draft bill would not introduce the new ‘harm-based’ detention criteria for forensic patients, under part 3 of the MHA.

Mental Health 241

Mental Health Disability Advocacy Government 241

Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. This can help improve access to equitable and culturally informed maternity care in under-resourced areas, lower costs, reduce unnecessary medical interventions that contribute to risks of maternal mortality and morbidity,” and more, according to the study’s researchers.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Healthcare Hospitals Patient Safety 52