Nov 14, 2015
Labor Management Project staff recently attended two inspirational meetings with other health care providers, organizers and researchers. Here are the highlights. Improving Hospital Care Quality through Labor-Management Collaboration LMP participants and staff were an...
Nov 14, 2015
“We learned how hospital reimbursement will be affected by the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care), value based purchasing (VBP), and the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program,” reports 1199SEIU RN Contract Administrator Debbie Friedland of an...
Oct 10, 2015
In his session on how to respond to if a gunman begins to shoot people at your workplace, J. David Weidner, Director of Emergency Preparedness for the Health Care Association of New Jersey, emphasized the importance of trusting your instincts. “Run – Hide – Fight” was...
Sep 15, 2015
An increase in patient satisfaction scores on the HCAHPS survey. Sharp decreases in the need for patients to ring call bells for help. Higher staff satisfaction scores and better teamwork. These are just some of the improvements achieved through union and management...
Aug 13, 2015
“[W]e really have a ‘sick care’ system, not a ‘health care’ system. It is not designed to help people manage chronic disease, prevent illness or support comprehensive well-being,” says 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham in the August 4...
Jul 22, 2015
When you first heard about patient-centered care, you might have wondered what it means and why it matters. You might even have wondered if it’s just the latest buzzword for something you’re already doing. After all, isn’t all the care we deliver patient-centered? But...
