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Workplace cliques in hospital social work can lead to isolation, reduced collaboration, and lower job satisfaction by creating silos and hindering effective teamwork. The blog post offers strategies such as focusing on professional growth, building relationships across disciplines, communicating with management, and promoting inclusivity to create a more supportive and unified work environment.
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Ensuring quality care in long-term care (LTC) facilities just got a significant boost as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalizes new staffing recommendations.
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Prolonged hospital stays not only strain healthcare resources but also deeply impact the mental and emotional well-being of both patients and their caregivers.
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Prolonged hospital stays not only strain healthcare resources but also deeply impact the mental and emotional well-being of both patients and their caregivers.
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Every day, hospitals grapple with resource over-extension, leading to prolonged patient stays and strained healthcare systems.
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Every day, hospital case managers face heart-wrenching ethical dilemmas that can lead to profound moral distress and even moral injury.
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For when your health system has been locked down due to a cyber attack.
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How well do you know the resources available for your patients?
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Discover how leveraging publicly available information can enhance patient care, streamline resource identification, and elevate your ability to coordinate comprehensive treatment plans in today's digital healthcare landscape.
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Ghost Networks, a healthcare system where patients are led down endless paths to nonexistent providers, and doctors find themselves invisible to those seeking their care.
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In this post, we explore strategies for case managers to integrate palliative care principles early in patient care in resource-constrained settings.
Read More →Navigate a 3D care environment to uncover hidden discharge barriers. Resolve five real-world cases — SNF, Home Health, Rehab, LTC, and Hospice — before time runs out.
Race against the clock to find the right level of care for five different patients before discharge deadlines hit.
When the answer is unclear, shake the ball. Healthcare-themed wisdom (and sarcasm) for the toughest discharge dilemmas.
Classic Sudoku with a case management twist. Three difficulty levels — perfect for a focused mental reset between cases.
You're the case manager. Navigate impossible barriers, advocate for your patient, and get them safely discharged before time runs out.