New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult recently announced she is releasing her 30th book later this year. The book, Hollow Bones, follows Molly Fitzgerald, who lost her mother on 9/11 when she ...
At just 4 years old, Jodi Picoult was tirelessly learning to scribble down her name so she could get her very first library card. “I was so proud of that because then I could bring home my own stack ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've researched book club-ready reads in the past two decades, you've likely come across a Jodi Picoult novel. While the New York-born ...
PACT Social Work Staffing Program Evaluated by SERVE QUERI HSR&D’s monthly publication Veterans’ Perspectives highlights research conducted by HSR&D and/or QUERI investigators, showcasing the importance of research for Veterans – and the importance of Veterans for research. In the April 2020 Issue: Introduction: Social workers integrated within patient-aligned care teams (PACTs) may be ...
After the PACT program’s first several years, many teams in rural areas were not fully staffed with social workers. In 2016, to fill this persistent gap in rural health care and service delivery, ORH implemented the Social Work PACT Staffing Program, which placed more master’s-level licensed social workers in PACTs at rural health centers.
Introduction In 2009, the Veterans Health Administration Handbook 1101.02 established a baseline panel size of 1,200 patients for a full-time physician in a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). This number could be adjusted up or down based on availability of support staff, the number of examination rooms, and patient complexity.