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.
LMP and Massachusetts 1199SEIU Training & Upgrading Fund Find Training Helps Staff and Patients
A safety training program aimed at helping healthcare staff respond to disruptive and threatening patient behavior led to improved safety for both staff and patients, according to a recent evaluation report completed by the Labor Management Project’s research team. The program was developed by partnership forged by Union Hospital/North Shore Medical Center (Union Hospital), Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC), 1199SEIU and the Massachusetts 1199SEIU Training & Upgrading Fund (TUF).
Creating a Healthy Future for Brooklyn
The healthcare system serving 2.1 million residents of Brooklyn is in crisis, due to widening healthcare disparities, a lack of primary and preventative care options, and hospital closures and financial challenges. Last month, 1199SEIU brought together delegates from eight Brooklyn hospitals to discuss plans, outlined in a report prepared by the Community Strategy Lab for 1199SEIU, NYSNA and the Coalition to Transform Interfaith, to significantly restructure the borough’s healthcare system in order to improve care, strengthen institutions, and become more responsive to patients’ needs. The Labor Management Project sponsored and facilitated this special Delegates meeting, which took place at the New York Marriott at The Brooklyn Bridge.
Top 3 Ways Proposed Changes to Medicaid Could Hurt Healthcare
Medicaid is a federal/state partnership that jointly provides health insurance to low-income adults, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), the federal government matches state Medicaid payments with no pre-set limits. The ACA also called for Medicaid expansion, which was adopted by Washington, D.C. and 31 states, including New York. In the rush to dismantle the ACA, the Republican-controlled Congress and the Trump administration have proposed replacing Medicaid with per capita caps or block grants to states based on pre-expansion Medicaid funding levels.
One Simple Change Improves the Waiting Experience at Montefiore Hutchinson Urology
Have you ever had the experience of waiting in an office for your doctor’s appointment, only to have someone who arrived after you called in first? If so, you are probably familiar with the feelings of confusion and annoyance that were plaguing many visitors to the Montefiore Hutchinson urology department.
The LMP Brings Our Training to You
As part of our ongoing commitment to give our clients accessible and timely assistance, the Labor Management Project (LMP) has begun providing customized training for participants at their work locations.
Resources
The Department of Health has released two new videos featuring Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson in its DSRIP whiteboard series, “Myths and Facts of Value Based Payment” and “DSRIP: Looking Ahead to 2017.”
Top Five Healthcare Challenges of 2017
The new year brings with it many challenges for healthcare providers. Some are familiar, while others are a result of the new administration that is about to be inaugurated in Washington. DC. To help us prepare, Labor Management Project co-directors Bernadette Braddy and Clyde Riggins Jr. have compiled a list of the five most pressing challenges we face—and opportunities to bring labor and management together to meet those challenges.
Nurse Ambassador Program Gives RNs a Rare Turn in the Spotlight
Whenever there is a Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiatives (RNLMI) event, there are women and men sprinkled throughout the crowd who wear a smile and the signature black and gold sash that says they are nurse ambassadors.
LMP Advises Nursing Homes on How to Improve Mental Health Services
Over the past 10 years, people with diagnoses of mental illness (depression, bipolar disorder, etc.) have been admitted to nursing homes at higher rates than people with dementia only. Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued regulations requiring nursing homes to provide “necessary behavioral health services” and for all staff to have the “appropriate competencies and skill sets” to properly care for residents. On December 8, LMP consultants Wanda Johnson and Lois Schram addressed these issues with over 200 individuals from 56 nursing homes who attended a seminar titled “Working Collaboratively to Improve Behavioral Health in Long-Term Care.”
Diabetes Prevention Program Participants Enjoy Farmers’ Market Bounty
As part of the 1199SEIU Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, the LMP’s Workplace and Community Health Program introduced Health Bucks to participants. Health Bucks are vouchers developed and distributed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at all farmers’ markets in the city. Each DPP cohort took a field trip to the farmers’ market in Union Square to make use of the $14 in Health Bucks that each participant was awarded.