Sharon Richards-Glover 🏳️‍🌈’s Post

✨(1) Let us continue to build capacity in complex care. Patients with combined complex needs (physical, mental and social conditions) are on the rise. These patients frequent emergency rooms, hospitals and clinics hoping for an answer to their complex symptoms and conditions only to be disappointed, leading to poor care, poor health and poor care experience felt by their clinicians too. Excited to dive into the world of peer mental health specialists and how this role helps a segment of patients who have complex needs. I often get asked questions given our team 10+ years of successful experience integrating Peers into the “licensed” care team, we've chosen to call them peer community health workers and they have been vitals to the success of our small but mighty Center for Integrated Care team. Over the next months, I'll be microblogging to shed light on this vital role. Stay tuned as I explore questions like: - What do peers exactly do? - What are the key characteristics? - How is it different from professional and licensed roles? - Who benefits most from peer interventions? - Is this intervention cost-effective? - Is the role certified and reimbursable? - How to seamlessly integrate this role into the professional care team? - What does success look like? What other questions do you have about peer mental health specialists? #mentalhealth #peersupport #healthcare #communityhealthworkers #integratedcare #wholepersoncare #specialneeds #specialneedsplan #complexcare #complexneeds #microbloggingforgood #MediCal #peermentalhealthspecialist

We’ve all been in a mental space of scarcity as well abundance. We have the choice as professionals, business owners, and humans with a desire to thrive on what values will drive us one way or another. I’ve experienced as a clinician working with professionals with an abundant mindset who fostered growth by prioritizing the discussion of self-care, encouraged opportunities, and empowered their staff with supervision and accountability. These power houses aimed for a balance to support their team. They knew that leaning into their staff was providing intentional client/patient care. I’ve also experienced working with leadership that micromanaged, stacked schedules, sought loop holes for financial profit, and limited supervision that compromised accountability and growth of their staff. The latter sounds awful, right? But I assure you the scarcity mindset is likely fueled from wanting to deliver care to as many as possible. It’s fueled and driven from fear to not reach the potential of the vision. Of course, there’s always exceptions but I truly believe most have the heart in the right place, initially. See, scarcity will have you aim for high productivity and by default, your staff will tire and their overwhelm will be felt in their client engagements. You’ll have high no shows and client cancels. The energy is stagnant and the therapeutic relationship isn’t giving to either the client or clinician. Scarcity informs behavior to the right here right now, and clouds the goal; to provide lasting change for the client and improve quality of life. There’s no time for supervision because “that’s an hour that can be billed” to make up for the NS and CBC. Ultimately, your staff is sizzled and you never reach your productivity standards consistently, anyway. Abundancy sees that investing in the time with your staff to provide meaningful supervision, allowing space to breathe in their schedule, and leaning into their professional development is giving to both your staff and the clients. Those sessions are then conducted with a compassionate energy that stays geared toward helping another human. The client feels it and comes back. And they keep coming back because a sustaining therapeutic relationship can be life-changing. Consider the numbers of both examples. There is probably similar billing or profit each week, yea? High caseload with multiple NS and CBC vs a manageable schedule with minimal NS or CBC. The difference is in the quality of care that’s being provided and it is THAT that should be prioritized. I have clients that have followed me to multiple agencies in my professional journey. Trust me when I tell you that they pick up on the shift in energy when I’ve experienced both types of mindsets no matter the skill set used to mask my exhaustion. It can be scary to change when scarcity kept you surviving and served its purpose very well. But abundance allows replenishment that carries us all. You are deserving and worthy of abundance.

Daily check-ins and supervision play a crucial role in ensuring client well-being, aiding in rehabilitation recovery, maintaining rehabilitation goal adherence, preventing complications, and providing emotional and motivational support throughout the recovery process. In this context, remote care offers several advantages including: 🔶 Reinforcement: Consistent cueing/prompting ensures that clients adhere to their daily routines, reinforcing the importance of exercises, medication, or other rehabilitation goals. 🔶 Accountability: Engagement with support staff adds a layer of accountability ensuring clients acknowledge and respond to received cues or prompts and successfully initiate or complete their daily tasks. 🔶 Emotional Support: Daily check-ins provide an opportunity for clients to express concerns, ask questions, get real-time help with tasks, or seek emotional support, contributing to their mental well-being during recovery. 🔶 Motivation and Encouragement: Personalized attention and encouragement during check-ins can motivate clients, boosting their confidence and motivation to actively participate in their recovery. 🔶 Continuity of Care: Consistent supervision ensures continuity of care, reducing gaps in monitoring, improving communication between health teams, and ensuring that the client's recovery journey progresses smoothly. #rehabilitation #rehab #braininjury #concussion #chronicpain #spinalcordinjury #mva #catastrophicinjury #accidentinsurance #claimsmanagement #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #casemanagement #personalinjury #personalinjurylawyer #homecare #longtermcare #communitycare #communityengagement #seniorcare #mentalhealthsupport #healthtech #attendantcare #personalsupport #psw #behavioralhealth #ondemandservices #seniorcare #claims #catastrophicinjury #sabs #invisiblecare #assistivetechnology #assistedliving #assistivetech #cognitivehealth #remotemonitoring #telehealth #telemedicine #digitalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealth #healthtech #healthtechinnovation #pediatrichealth #oap #habilitation

57 million Americans who receive mental health treatment do not get the necessary follow-up care. This gap leads to a 50% increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to mental health, costing our healthcare system $32 billion annually in outpatient mental health services. At Lead My Care, we’re on a mission to change this. Our AI-driven Mental Health Assistant is designed to support both patients and clinicians, ensuring that follow-up care is not just an afterthought but an integral part of the treatment process Here’s the impact we’re striving to achieve: ·5% Potential Cost Savings: By reducing unnecessary hospital visits, we aim to help save billions in healthcare costs. · 15% Potential Improvement in Patient Outcomes: With personalized support and continuous monitoring, we’re working to improve mental health outcomes. · 25% Potential Reduction in Emergency Room Visits: We’re developing timely interventions to prevent crises that would otherwise require emergency care. ·57% Potential Increase in Access to Mental Health Support: Our goal is to make mental health care more accessible to those who need it most. We’re committed to making these goals a reality and are actively seeking partners and clients to join us on this journey. Together, we can transform the way mental health care is delivered—making it more accessible, efficient, and impactful. Interested in learning more or discussing potential collaborations? Let’s connect! hashtag #MentalHealthSupport #AIinHealthcare #HealthTech #PatientCare #ClinicianSupport #HealthEquity #HolisticHealth #MentalHealthMatters #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalHealth

I am fortunate to be part of a team that is extremely supportive and non-judgmental. Today, I had an insightful conversation with a coworker about a particularly challenging case. She reminded me that it is human to have feelings about certain patients, and that it is okay. The crucial thing is to do what I did: reach out immediately, process the situation, and seek guidance to continue growing professionally. This message was incredibly important because, as healthcare professionals, we often lack spaces where we can "be human" and are constantly "on." Having my colleague provide a safe space for me was and will always be invaluable. I'm curious if other healthcare workers have experienced similar situations. How have you navigated them? Please share your experiences below! #healthcareprofessional #casemanager #professionalgrowth

Great conference focused on a critical key issue: access to mental health services. Yes, we need to pay therapists more and explore value-based contracting in mental health. But we also need to figure out how to pay for solutions (eg digital programs, hybrid models) that don’t “fit” the standard reimbursement model and ROI timeframe. In short, we need to get creative and think long-term, which is hard in healthcare but the only way we can solve the mental health crisis together.

In a recent poll, we asked patients, care partners and advocates about the most challenging aspect of living with a rare condition. While 47% of respondents expressed concerns about the future, 26% cited a lack of awareness among healthcare professionals (HCPs). These findings are consistent with responses to the "Rare Minds Matter - Mental Health Survey 2023" conducted by Rareminds, one of Parexel's 2024 Corporate Patient Advocacy Partners: ◾ Respondents highlighted that dealing with rare conditions goes beyond managing physical symptoms; it also affects personal identity, self-esteem, family and social relationships, work and finances. ◾ Worrying about the future (63%) and lack of awareness among HCPs (44%) were among the top challenges identified. Click through below or check out Rareminds' complete report, including key survey findings and recommendations, in the comments section. 👇 Rareminds has recently introduced a Wellbeing Hub, developed in collaboration with their clinical team and individuals with firsthand experience of rare conditions. This Hub features valuable links and resources to assist individuals in navigating various aspects of the rare disease journey, from managing relationships and healthcare navigation to crisis support and patient advocacy. Parexel was proud to provide an educational grant to Rareminds to support the development of resources for the Wellbeing Hub. Explore it here: https://lnkd.in/eAsm_Ycv #RareMindsMatter

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an ideal time to reiterate our support for extended telehealth flexibilities, including legislation that would improve access to virtual mental & behavioral health services. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVf_5QRu

Good summary of the exodus of doctors from medical care (https://lnkd.in/ejNBFcDn)