Beyond the blueprints: a construction manager adds a valuable
perspective to the design team.(FACILITY DESIGN)
Psychiatric healthcare facilities are changing in both purpose and
design. Gone are the days of locking up patients in an institution and
forgetting about them. Today's psychiatric facilities are . . .
It's the bounce that counts: resilient people make effective
leaders.(ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT)
"Unfortunately, many executives in the business world have also got
their foot to the floor, unaware that burnout lies just around the
corner. The consequences can be disastrous and costly, not . . .
Addressing resistance to recovery: strategies for working with
staff resistant to change.(TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION)
A few columns back, we offered additional information on helping
staff move beyond resistance to recovery practices. Those who requested
the information often included interesting comments in their . . .
Are you ready for e-prescribing? Key questions to ask yourself as
you search for and implement an e-prescribing system.(VIEWS ON
The past several years have witnessed an explosion in the
automation of healthcare practices and medicine. And while the adoption
of electronic prescribing will undoubtedly yield a variety of . . .
Considering the possibilities of multiple specimen drug testing:
hair and oral fluids are among the latest options.(DRUG TESTING
Urine samples are the gold standard for testing for drug use, but
some experts are urging employers and addiction treatment providers to
consider adding other specimens to their drug-testing . . .
No library card needed: an online library of audiovisual
presentations provides mental healthcare consumers with empowering
info
At the national, state, and local levels, cornerstones of modern
behavioral healthcare systems include consumer and family empowerment
and a focus on recovery. These tenants are in the report of . . .
Making your messages 'stickier': applying a book's
concepts of good communication to the behavioral healthcare
field.(ORGANIZATI
Managing organizational change is a crucial skill for behavioral
healthcare executives. Organizations have to turn on a dime to keep pace
with new demands. Yet attempts at change often stall . . .
No easy answers.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
When I sat down to write this month's editorial, I knew I
wanted to talk about the shootings at Northern Illinois University on
Valentine's Day. Yet as I tried to pull my thoughts together, I . . .
Prescribers can't completely eliminate paper--yet: senators
urge the DEA to reconsider regulations that prevent e-prescribing of
Behavioral healthcare providers constantly are being told that
electronic systems will increase efficiency, improve patient care, and
reduce errors. E-prescribing is part of this drive to . . .
Learning from top performers: Texas community mental health
centers work together to address differences in use of state hospita
Texas has ten state-operated psychiatric inpatient hospitals with a
total of 2,477 beds. In a growing state with increasing demand for
psychiatric services, it is important that these critical . . .
Understanding standards development: multiple organizations
affect the development of standards for behavioral healthcare
softwa
A great deal has been published in recent years on the expected
value of increased use of information technology (IT) in healthcare.
Improvements in quality and reductions in costs, documented in . . .
Giving clients MORE after treatment: Hazelden's clients
access online tools to help support their recovery.(AFTERCARE)
Since 1949, people have been coming to Hazelden in rural Minnesota
from all over the world to reclaim their lives from the disease of
addiction. Today, more than 50 years later, Hazelden remains . . .
Changing times but a constant mission: psychiatric hospitals have
to find ways to cope with numerous changes while still meeting
Administrative leaders of psychiatric hospitals always have faced
tough challenges. In the 1800s and in more recent years, administrators
traditionally have had the responsibility of ensuring the . . .
Finding solutions to a gray future: provider organizations can
take concrete steps to prepare and care for aging baby
boomers.(P
A few months back, the first baby boomer signed up for Social
Security retirement payments. This watershed event was heralded with
news stories about the growth of the elderly population, . . .
A Rx to improve medication safety: the days of paper
prescriptions are nearing an end as more physicians recognize the
benefits
The casual scribbles that pass for handwriting and the extensive
use of abbreviations, acronyms, and shorthand dose designations in many
doctors' offices are more than just a nuisance for . . .
Creating environments for modern care: effective designs maximize
patient care and provide real-world experiences.(FACILITY
DESI
During the past century, behavioral healthcare has undergone a
tremendous transformation. Yet the facilities in which
treatment--particularly inpatient care--takes place have aged, and many
now . . .
Hope for reentering the community: local and state agencies help
people with mental illness leaving prison reenter the
community
In the past 15 years the number of mentally ill individuals in jail
or prison has risen fourfold, from 4% of the jail/prison population to
16% or more, according to the U.S. Department of Justice . . .
'A true role model': Jonathan Dupre uses his history of
mental illness to help others.(ADVOCACY)
"I was captain of the track team and ranked eighth internationally. I
was on the honor roll. I was a member of the school orchestra, drum
corps, and playing in a rock band. I had a girlfriend and . . .
Preferred Family Healthcare: Kansas City, Missouri.(FACILITY
DESIGN SHOWCASE)
Until last fall, adolescents receiving Preferred Family
Healthcare's residential services for drug and alcohol problems had
to split their time between two facilities. They began their day in . . .
The handwriting was on the wall: to increase efficiency, Sheppard
Pratt moved to an electronic system.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
Like many inpatient behavioral healthcare organizations, Sheppard
Pratt Hospital in Towson, Maryland, was inundated with reams of
illegible handwritten paperwork, resulting in a functionally . . .
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