Partnership Matters
Brought to you by the Labor Management Project, Partnership Matters gathers news about best practices, training opportunities, reports and more to help you keep up with the latest trends in health care delivery and labor-management partnerships.
Disruption in Healthcare
On December 6th, more than 500 1199SEIU nurses and nurse managers gathered at the tenth annual 1199SEIU League Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiative (RNLMI) Nursing Symposium, “The Real Hand-off in Healthcare: Disruption.” The goal of the annual Symposium is to...
Team Member Safety Committee Addresses Staff Safety at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
According to the United State Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, “Workers in healthcare settings face significant risks of workplace violence. From 2002 to 2013, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents (those requiring days off for...
Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative 2019 Shares Important Outcomes
Imagine having the opportunity to interact with a trained actor simulating nursing home residents with specific behavioral health challenges. Participants in the final learning exchange of the Labor Management Project’s (LMP’s) and Continuing Care Leadership...
Take the Pressure Off, NYC!
More than one in four New Yorkers, an estimated 1.8 million adults, report having high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a key contributor to heart disease and stroke, two conditions that are responsible for more than one in five premature deaths among adults in...
How Can Labor and Management Collaborate More Effectively?
November 1, 2019 found more than 430 union members, managers, leaders and employers gathering to learn about the promising practices that the 1199SEIU League Labor Management Project (LMP) has supported and that collaborative teams have implemented.
Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative Members Present to Pioneer Network
The Pioneer Network is the national leader of the culture change movement within nursing homes. In August, staff from three nursing homes that participate in the Labor Management Project’s Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative - Mary Manning Walsh, Terence Cardinal...
Taking a Trauma-Informed Approach to Health
Research estimates that between 50-60 percent of U.S. adults have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives and greater than 33 percent of youths exposed to community violence will experience PTSD as a result. Trauma may include emotional,...
New Partnership Success Stories
The Labor Management Project (LMP) is committed to sharing the benefits of labor and management collaboration, which is why we have added two new features to our collection of Partnership Success Stories. Changing the Culture of Health Through Partnership tells the...
Check Out Our Brand-New Website!
We’re excited to share our newly redesigned website. The new site includes articles from Partnership Matters, information about LMP and RNLMI services, and resources to achieve high-quality care, excellent collaboration, and efficient service delivery. We’ve created...
Value-Based Payment Update
In an effort to control soaring federal healthcare spending and improve the quality of care,[i] value-based payment (VBP) models reimburse healthcare providers according to measurable performance (quality, patient experience, cost), rather than the volume of services...