BACB Supervision Requirements: What You Need to Know
Supervision is necessary to ensure that practitioners are correctly implementing services and are developing professionally. The Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) requires supervision for...
View ArticleHow Charge Reconciliation Boosts Healthcare Revenue
Many hospitals and health systems are facing revenue shortages that threaten their resources and financial stability. External market forces can contribute to shortages, but some shortages stem from...
View ArticleThe Opioid Epidemic and Foster Care: The Opioid Epidemic’s Forgotten Victims
The opioid epidemic has continued to make a devastating impact across the United States. In 2010, officials reported 21,088 opioid related deaths. By 2018, this number had risen to 46,802. The next...
View ArticleUsing Assessments for Hiring and Retention in IDD Organizations
Most sectors of the healthcare industry have been using assessments for years. In the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) space, however, these tools are somewhat new. As a result, some...
View ArticleBehavioral Healthcare in Life After the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the beginning of 2020, we never could have imagined that the development of a vaccine for a virus would be the highlight of our year. It gives us all hope for a better future in life after COVID-19....
View ArticleSevere Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care
More patients with severe wounds have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities instead of long-term care hospitals since 2016. This presents...
View ArticleYour Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults
Health, behavioral, and social life overlap more and more as one ages. Those caring for or serving older adults can make a difference by providing support that considers the whole person. Part of this...
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12 Days of Compliance Countdown
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 ArticleChallenges That Lead to Provider Burnout Among Clinicians
Long hours, stress, and worry about clients or patients have always been part of the job. But unfortunately, provider burnout is now on the rise. The most recent data indicates a 24% increase in...
View ArticleMidwives and Doulas Offer Personalized Care — and New Opportunities
Midwives and doulas are making strides in very different populations. Parents-to-be who intentionally seek a birth experience outside of a hospital might choose the services of a midwife and/or doula....
View ArticleWhole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important
Western medicine has traditionally segmented the body into different parts. This has been especially true for psychology, where mental health has traditionally been seen as something wholly separate...
View ArticleBlack Youth Mental Health and Its Impact on Suicide in the United States
From 2000-2021, suicide rates increased by 36% in the United States. In 2020, suicide was the second cause of death among people aged 10 to 14 and the third leading cause of death for people aged 15 to...
View ArticleAre You Eligible for Coverage Under FTCA?
FTCA coverage and protection is important for health centers as it allows them to focus time and money on the patient population they serve. In this post, we explore how to make sure your organization...
View Article5 Ways to Show Appreciation for DSPs Year-Round
For organizations that provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), employee retention must always be top of mind. In fact, every day presents great opportunities...
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Talking With Families About Childhood Obesity: A Practical Approach
There are certainly some less-than-ideal stories that both patients and providers could share around childhood obesity. From the nine-year-old whose primary care provider told him (in his recollection)...
View ArticleObstacles to Healthcare for People With IDD
I first began working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the late 1970s, when the state of North Carolina turned the tuberculosis sanitorium where I worked into a...
View ArticleCharacteristics and Examples of Transformational Leadership in Nursing
Today’s healthcare leaders continuously face the challenge of meeting high expectations and adapting to change. Transformational leadership, the preferred management style of Magnet®-designated...
View ArticleAddressing the IDD Workforce Crisis: What Your Organization Can Do
The IDD workforce crisis is adversely affecting organizations and their clients. Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) rely on direct support professionals (DSPs) for...
View Article5 Effective Steps for Redefining Self-Care
Redefining self-care has become more important than ever in recent years. And for good reason. While job growth in the healthcare and human services sectors continues to grow at a rapid pace, there...
View ArticleSevere Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care
More patients with severe wounds have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities instead of long-term care hospitals since 2016. This presents...
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