Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21-28% all ED visits nationwide. The objective our study was to identify characteristics unique patients with psychiatric illness who are frequent mental health care. Understanding features this population could lead better care and lower healthcare costs.This retrospective analysis adult from acute hospitals in California 2009-2014 used patient-level data California's Office Statewide Health Planning Development. We calculated patient...

ABSTRACT Aim To provide a description of nurses' experiences related to moral injury, including Potentially Morally Injurious Events and factors the impact those events. Design Reflexive thematic analysis nurse interviews. Method Nurses were recruited from an ongoing study within large academic medical centre. who enrolled in present participated semi‐structured individual interviews using interview guide based on Litz's conceptualisation injury. Themes identified recorded transcribed...

In May 2020, we surveyed 3,291 students enrolled in accredited social work programs the United States about experiences during pandemic. More than half reported learning less online delivery (61%) compared to in-person instruction. About 3 10 disruptions their financial security (29%) and experiencing mental health concerns (35%). regression models, dissatisfied with communication from university instructors had higher odds of each these three outcomes. Qualitative data reinforced findings...

Many computing students do not receive adequate training in software quality management. Some have the opportunity to practice process improvement activities even if they see topics covered their course lectures and textbooks. Serious games are gaining popularity as a means of instruction higher education. excellent prescriptive simulation been created, well few engineering drill games. In general, these allow create agile models or experiment with strategies. We creating serious game that...

<h3>PURPOSE</h3> We undertook a study to evaluate variation in the availability of primary care new patient appointments for Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) enrollees Northern California, and its relationship emergency department (ED) use after Medicaid expansion. <h3>METHODS</h3> placed simulated calls by purported 581 clinicians (PCCs) listed as accepting patients online directories managed plans. Data from California Health Interview Survey, enrollment reports, hospital discharge records...

Journal Article Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Rulemaking: A Pathway toward Integration of Social Medical Care Get access Ethan J Evans associate professor, School Work, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 Street, Mariposa Hall 4010, CA 95819-6090, USA email: ethan.evans@csus.edu Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Health & hlae024, https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlae024 Published: 20 June 2024

S ocial workers and nurses are experiencing acute levels of stress during the pandemic.This is due to difficulty providing services clients who in states crisis, while simultaneously COVID-19-related trauma their own lives.As current professionals report burnout exhaustion, students training for these professions also adverse impacts.For already seeing worker shortages before pandemic, this complicates path toward filling unmet needs workforce (American Association Colleges Nursing, 2020;...

BackgroundA precise diagnosis of peanut allergy is extremely important. We identified 4 Ara h 2 peptides that improved 2-specific IgE (sIgE) diagnostic accuracy.ObjectiveTo assess the utility sIgE to mixture these and their role in mast cell response allergens.MethodssIgE peptide mix was determined using ImmunoCAP. Its compared with 2-sIgE individual peptides. The functional relevance tested on activation test laboratory allergic diseases line flow cytometry.ResultsA total 52 peanut-allergic...

Social Work: Leading the Move Upstream to Improve Nation's Health Sarah Reed, Reed Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Ethan J Evans, Evans Nancy Hooyman & Work, Volume 45, Issue 2, May 2020, Pages 77–79, https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaa006 Published: 01 2020

In the August 2018 issue of Health & Social Work, Kimball, Rockhill, Heyen, and Keefe (2018) reported on a pilot project in Oregon, Safer Futures. Its goal is to increase screening access intimate partner violence (IPV) services health care settings, using no-wrong-door approach. A service innovation by this name can be found applied within multiple domains. It seems appear where boundaries between systems have left needs unmet. month’s column I connect practice central concern for social...

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Objectives This study assesses the impact of family instability during childhood on adult intentions to seek healthcare when depressed or in pain, adding research long‐term consequences and care seeking. Methods Logistic regression is used with survey data collected from nearly 600 service workers Sacramento, CA Victoria, British Columbia. Results Adults who experienced high levels familial disruption, defined as five more changes, are less likely say that they would experiencing mental...

Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 (P.L. 111-148) raised expectations that more Americans would have access to health care, costs be brought under control, overall nation improve. Social work policy experts expressed confidence hopefulness, asserting “as [the ACA] is implemented over next 10 years, legislation will significantly increase insurance coverage reset philosophy, organization, financing care” (Darnell & Lawlor, 2011, p. 120). The ACA’s full...

In the upcoming (and already started) presidential campaigns, candidates are sure to present various visions of how best expand medical coverage and improve health care delivery outcomes. It is less certain social workers will be factored into these care. previous issue Health & Social Work, Gehlert, Andrews, Browne (2019) offered an outline five key domains within which work can define itself while helping strengthen American system. this column, I discuss role clinical play as mental...

The last two years have been a wild ride for social workers interested in the health and care of nation. We seen organized efforts against proposals to repeal, replace, repair Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Jost, 2017). In this column, I will review some these proposals, each which National Association Social Workers (NASW) opposed. May overview serve reinforce importance coming midterm elections as work affiliates organize head polls November. Before delving into policy...

Health reporter Dylan Scott (2018), writing for Vox, reported that “Medicare-for-all is energizing the party’s [Democratic] left wing, but nobody expects a single-payer bill to start moving through House” (para. 3). care, particularly notion of expanded access insurance, played central role in shaping many 2018 midterm election races. In fact, more than 20 candidates who ran congressional races were endorsed by DUH! (Demand Universal Healthcare), an organization whose mission advance cause...