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Can You Show the Impact of Your Professional Development Program? Most Can’t.
A recent webinar, “Dollars and Sense: Building a Financial Case on Expanding Professional Development” was attended by leaders from nursing, education, staff development, and more across the nation....
View ArticleSeven Smart Compliance Tips To Address Risk Management Issues
Risk management in business is defined as the “process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organization’s capital and earnings.” For hospitals, regulatory compliance requirements...
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12 Days of Compliance Countdown – Part 1: Engage Your Employees
Mmmm. Breathe deep. Can you smell it? Can you feel it? No, not the pumpkin lattes or sprigs of spruce and pine. It’s more like stale coffee and the gentle clicking of keys on the computer. Yes! ‘Tis...
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The Future of Healthcare E-Learning is Here
The healthcare world is constantly evolving. From breakthroughs in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to the way we assess and screen for serious mental illness, technology and medicine are making it...
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The Substance Use Counselor of the 2020s [Webinar Recap]
Last month, we had the opportunity to partner with the National Council for Behavioral Health on the webinar, The Substance Use Professional of the 2020s. Aaron Williams, Senior Director of Training...
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12 Months of Self-Care in Three Ridiculously Simple Steps
Sometimes, people think the best time to take care of yourself is during the holidays because things slow down a bit. As a healthcare professional, you know that is not always the case. Even if you do...
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12 Days of Compliance Countdown – Part 2: Measure Your Results
Mmmm. Breathe deep. Can you smell it? Can you feel it? No, not the pumpkin lattes or sprigs of spruce and pine. It’s more like stale coffee and the gentle clicking of keys on the computer. Yes! ‘Tis...
View Article5 Ways Healthcare Workers Can Manage Holiday Stress
What’s referred to by most as “the most wonderful time of the year” can be anything but that for many. While the holiday season can be a meaningful opportunity to spend time with family and recharge...
View ArticleCoaching the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Research on job hunting habits indicates that women apply for fewer jobs than men. In a recent LinkedIn study, researchers found that women and men viewed a similar number of jobs and conducted...
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12 Days of Compliance Countdown – Part 3: Streamline Your Process
Mmmm. Breath deep. Can you smell it? Can you feel it? No, not the pumpkin lattes or sprigs of spruce and pine. It’s more like stale coffee and the gentle clicking of keys on the computer. Yes! ‘Tis the...
View ArticleUsing Systematic Instruction in Supported Employment
Studies show that one effective way to improve the quality of services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is to make sure they have meaningful work and activity choices. For...
View ArticleSupervision in IDD: Using Checklists to Evaluate DSPs
It came up over and over again in our national survey of direct support professionals—ineffective supervision results in frustrations among experienced DSPs and poor work performance from new DSPs....
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How to Create a Workplace That Attracts and Retains Quality Staff
Achieving the status of “employer of choice,” where highly qualified candidates are vying to work at your organization and your best staff members want to stay with you, can be considered a crowning...
View ArticleHow Provider Stress Affects Patient Safety
The healthcare industry can be stressful for everyone involved, with clinicians sometimes suffering greatly from the workload, time demands, bureaucracy, and the emotional nature of their work....
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The Evolution of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
As of January 15, 2020, every state is now eligible to participate in the CCBHC Expansion Grant program. SAMHSA released a funding opportunity announcement indicating that eligibility for the grants is...
View ArticleCombatting Poverty in the Disability Community
January is Poverty Awareness Month, and it’s almost impossible to have a meaningful conversation about poverty without talking about disability. According to the National Council on Disability, people...
View ArticleGet Up to Speed on PDGM and OASIS-D
Home health professionals play a pivotal role in the reimbursement process. Their practice must be based on a firm foundation of knowledge that incorporates the Patient Driven Groupings Model, Medicare...
View ArticleFire Up Burnout Efforts Before It’s Too Late
When staff are exhausted, experiencing depersonalization from their work and feeling less effective, they are more likely to fail to follow practices that support high-quality, safer care, says Robert...
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How to Attract Highly Skilled Behavioral Health Professionals
Behavioral healthcare organizations, along with the rest of the healthcare industry, are struggling to find and keep skilled staff members. The combined strain of the national healthcare staff shortage...
View Article5 Onboarding Best Practices To Boost Quality Care in the Home
It’s no secret that staff turnover continues to plague home health and home care agencies. So what will you do to welcome and retain those new hires you just convinced to come work for you? To start...
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