Old dominion embraces transformation: Virginia's
community-based service system finds opportunities during a budget
crunch.(ADVO
Since 1975, legislative study after study has encouraged the
downsizing, if not closure, of at least some of Virginia's 13 state
facilities (both psychiatric and five training centers) and . . .
Our time to lead: leadership in America no longer comes from the
top down--it comes from the middle out in all
directions.(PERSP
Every one of us in behavioral healthcare--executives, clinicians,
researchers, government officials--has spent our entire career in an
environment defined by a profound lack of national direction . . .
NAADAC annual conference.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)
Journey Together is the theme of this year's annual conference
of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, to be held
September 5-8 in Nashville. Cosponsors of this year's . . .
Apology and disclosure conference.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
MONITOR)
A June 6-7 conference, Seeing Your Way Clear to Apology and
Disclosure, sponsored by Joint Commission Resources (JCR), will examine
how hospitals and healthcare providers can communicate more . . .
Treatment with a feminine touch: providers are finding business
opportunities in gender-segregated care.(WOMEN SERVICES)
More than seven million women in the United States are classified
as substance dependent or substance abusers. Many also suffer from
co-occurring disorders including some more common in women, such . . .
Turn evaluations into mentoring sessions: performance evaluations
don't have to be dreadful--try the Get-Give-Merge-Go
approach.
In last month's column, we introduced the concept of using the
employee performance evaluation process as a tool to reinforce recovery
principles and shift an organization's culture toward . . .
Moving beyond our EHR phobia: electronic health records might
require uncomfortable changes--but they're worth
it.(PERSPECTIVES)
Along with more than 1,600 other behavioral healthcare
professionals, I attended the National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare Annual Training Conference in Orlando last year. Of the . . .
Guidance on restraints.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)(ECRI)(Brief
article)
ECRI, an independent, nonprofit health services research and
patient safety agency, has issued Restraints, a new report from its risk
management analysts. Restraints recommends development of . . .
Brookhaven Retreat: Seymour, Tennessee.(FACILITY DESIGN
SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
Brookhaven Retreat is a residential treatment facility for women
over age 18 with emotional struggles or drug and alcohol addictions that
opened in April 2006. The 16,000-square-foot treatment . . .
A large court system tackles a huge problem: stakeholders in an
Illinois county work toward better outcomes for mentally ill
off
"With such a large volume of people moving through our doors, we
needed a system, not just a single courtroom...."
--The Honorable Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, Cook
County . . .
More than words.(EDITORIAL)(usage of medical terms and
phrases)(Editorial)
One of the first lessons new healthcare editors receive is how to
describe people with disabilities, diseases, medical conditions, etc.
"People with mental illness" is preferred over "the
mentally . . .
New ADHD treatment.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)(Shire, plc)(Brief
article)
Shire, plc, and its collaborative partner New River
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., have announced that the FDA has granted marketing
approval for Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) for the treatment . . .
Drug testing guide.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)(Brief
article)
Bill Judge presents "What DOT Supervisors Need to Know About
Reasonable Suspicion Testing" for drug/alcohol use. The training
kit includes a Leader's Guide binder with reproducible forms . . .
EMRs and database structures: what to consider as you tailor an
electronic medical record to meet your organization's needs.(VIE
Behavioral healthcare providers of all types are implementing
electronic medical records (EMRs). Justifiably, much attention is being
paid to issues of client/patient privacy, clinician work flow, . . .
Examining chemical dependency providers' IT needs: New York
State providers would welcome government assistance with IT
decision
The Internet's explosive growth and the rapid development of
interoperable information technology (IT) have significantly expanded
healthcare's capabilities. It is imperative to harness the . . .
Teaching the past to guide the future: we must actively educate
new leaders about the field's history.(PERSPECTIVES)
The chemical dependency treatment field is facing dramatic and
perhaps traumatic changes, although the specifics depend on who you
listen to or believe. Those who make it their business to predict . . .
Survey preparation software.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)
Standards Manager[TM] is a new software tool to help providers
build a comprehensive package of data and evidence to support
conformance to CARF standards. A separate Standards Manager is . . .
Expanding recovery program.(BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MONITOR)(National
Alliance on Mental Illness)(Brief article)
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will significantly
expand its support group program for people with mental illnesses to all
50 states and Puerto Rico by 2009, thanks to an exclusive . . .
Ensure staff sign on and patients sign off: to avoid medication
error lawsuits, staff need to know their roles, and patients mus
As discussed in the first article in this series in the February
issue, lawsuits about medication errors in behavioral healthcare tend to
have the same type of allegations from one case to the . . .
Vista's limited impact: there's no reason to rush out
and upgrade, at least not yet.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
The wait is over. Retail store shelves are now adorned with rows of
stylized boxes that contain the various flavors of Microsoft's
Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity . . .
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