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Illustrating the value of social work: results of an open pilot trial of the psychosocial acuity scale in a large urban pediatric hospital.
- Source :
- Social Work in Health Care; 2021, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p448-466, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- While Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are an important mechanism used to document patient information and service provision, most interfaces prioritize collection of information required for medical billing purposes, rather than complexities of behavioral and social service needs. An emphasis on encounter data renders it challenging for social workers (SWs) to communicate statistically compelling explanations of contributions to team-based care and overall value to the health system. This paper reports outcomes of feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of integrating a validated psychosocial acuity metric into standardized social work (SW) documentation at a large, pediatric quaternary hospital in the northeastern United States. Approximately 20% (N = 42) of departmental SWs participated in an open pilot trial wherein participants were first trained in scale administration, utilized it for a circumscribed period following training, and evaluated implementation outcomes. Across five unique practice settings, results showed that the metric was feasible, acceptable and appropriate for use; 78% of participants were in favor of integrating it into the EMR interface as a required component of SW documentation. Assessing psychosocial acuity in every documented patient encounter facilitates intermittent review of psychosocial acuity at individual, setting, and programmatic levels and opportunities to evaluate how SW interventions address psychosocial acuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EDUCATION of social workers
PROFESSIONAL practice
PILOT projects
EVALUATION of human services programs
ACADEMIC medical centers
HUMAN research subjects
ANALYSIS of variance
CHILDREN'S hospitals
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
RESEARCH methodology
PATIENT selection
URBAN hospitals
DOCUMENTATION
PRE-tests & post-tests
T-test (Statistics)
SOCIAL worker attitudes
QUALITY assurance
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
CHI-squared test
SOCIAL services
STATISTICAL correlation
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00981389
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Social Work in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151469315
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1926398