Quality Care/Quality Jobs
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 PHI President Recommends Expanded Scope of Practice for Home Health Aides
In a CHAMP guest blog post, PHI President Steven Dawson argues that both the flagging economy and continuing efforts to move toward new models of care provide an opportunity to redefine the role of the home health aide. Read more... |
 Kansas Medicaid Cuts Could Increase Possibility of Olmstead Violation
Kansas's ability to care for people with disabilities in home- and community-based settings will be further hampered by proposed cuts to state Medicaid costs, advocates for people with disabilities say.
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 Massachusetts Bills Would Improve Training Standards and Expand Scope of Practice
PHI Massachusetts lent its support to two bills at a July 19 hearing on home and community health care provider policies, held by the Joint Committee on Public Health. Read more... |
 TOD Newsletter Covers Language of Culture Change and Informed Consent
In the July issue of the PHI Training & Organizational Development Services (TOD) newsletter, Kathy McCollett, a PHI organizational change specialist, gives new meaning to "informed consent," using the language of culture change.
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Deane Beebe, Director of Public Education and Media Relations
dbeebe@phinational.org718.928.2033 PHI works to improve the
lives of people who need home and residential care -- and the lives of the workers
who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships
between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and
independence.
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