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 Consultants Teach Maimonides Staff Keys to Effective Teamwork
For many years, Labor Management Project (LMP) consultants have been providing coaching support and training to employees of Maimonides Hospital. Recently, labor and management staff from Maimonides’ Ambulatory Care Department gathered to learn how to work together...
Workplace Violence Collaborative Ends, but Its Work Lives On
Speaking at the Labor and Management Project (LMP)’s final workplace violence conference in July, Daine Williams, assistant director of 1199SEIU’s Nursing Home Division and co-chair of the New Directions and Innovations Committee (NDIC), praised the collaborative...
Resources
The New York State Department of Health has released a brief video, “Value Based Payments for Providers,” in both English and Spanish. It explains the rationale for implementing a value based payment system for health care. A second, easy-to-understand video about...
Bronx-Lebanon Ambulatory Care Staff Sharpen Patient-Centered Care Skills
The energy inside the breakout rooms was as uplifting as the view out the windows on June 20 as nearly the entire staff of Bronx-Lebanon’s Community and Family Health Center participated in a patient-centered care (PCC) training at Wave Hill in the Bronx.
LMP to Share Results of Our Work at National Conferences
This summer and fall, you can catch LMP staff on the road sharing the results of our work at four national conferences.
Bronx Center Labor Management Video Teaches Ways to Reduce Workplace Violence
On a sunny and humid day in June, members of the labor and management committee at Bronx Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare transformed into actors and actresses to create video skits on workplace violence. Since 2014, Bronx Center’s labor and management committee have participated in the LMP’s Workplace Violence Collaborative.
Affordable Care Act Improves Access to Care, but Disparities Remain
A Commonwealth Fund survey reveals that many more American adults have health insurance and access to care as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and gains have been greatest for lower-income people or those who are newly enrolled in Medicaid. Despite this progress, however, lower income adults remain much more likely to be uninsured than wealthier Americans.
Resources
The Beryl Institute, an organization dedicated to improving patient experience, is offering several useful free webinars in July and August.
LMP to Present on How to Make CNAs Safer at National Conference
The Labor Management Project will share its expertise on how to reduce violence in nursing homes on August 2 at this year’s Pioneer Network Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. LMP Assistant Director Janice Dabney and consultant Lois Schram will conduct a workshop on the dangers faced by certified nursing assistants (CNAs), who have the highest incidence of workplace violence of any American worker.
Labor and Management Address Resident-to-Staff Aggression at Kings Harbor
Imagine that you are a certified nursing assistant (CNA) on a dementia unit of a nursing home. You are helping a resident with Alzheimer’s disease get dressed and, suddenly, she starts yelling profanities at you, aggressively demanding that you not touch her. As you well know, if you work in a nursing home, such scenarios are all too common.