/ en Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:33:09 -0500 Fri, 27 Dec 24 13:12:35 -0600 .entity-moderation-form {display: none;} Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:12:35 -0600 Assessment /node/681880 <p>The purpose of this tool is to ensure equity* by creating a lens through which each Healthy King County Coalition Workgroup better understands who is impacted by our policies and practices.</p> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:43:09 -0600 Assessment /node/681805 <p>The purpose of this tool is to ensure equity by creating a lens through which each Healthy King County Coalition Workgroup better understands who is impacted by our policies and practices.</p> Sun, 23 Jan 2022 01:56:25 -0600 Assessment /stress-meter /*Moves the Moderation State message down*/ #content-moderation-entity-moderation-form{ position: fixed; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 1000; } .entity-moderation-form { margin: 15px; opacity: .7; } #disclaimer p {font-size: 12px;} /*AHA Site Overrides*/ .lead, .field_lead p { color: #63666A; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 21px; } a:hover{ text-decoration: none } /* Site overrides - End*/ <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <h1>Stress Meter™</h1> <h3>Check In on Your Mental Wellbeing</h3> <p>Everyone has good days and bad days, and sometimes on the bad days we all need a little extra support. How have you been feeling lately? Connect with resources to support your mental well-being by clicking on the face that best represents your current or recent frame of mind.</p> </div> #slitable{ padding:0px; border:0px; margin:auto; max-width:1440px; border-collapse: collapse; width:100%; display: block; } #slitable tr, #slitable tr td{ padding:0px; border:0px; margin:0px; } #slitable tr td a{ display: inline-block; position: relative; } #SLI-0-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-1-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-2-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-3-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-4-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-5-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-6-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-7-IMG{ width:205px; } #SLI-8-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-9-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-10-IMG{ width:206px; } #SLI-0-IMG:hover, #SLI-1-IMG:hover, #SLI-2-IMG:hover, #SLI-3-IMG:hover, #SLI-4-IMG:hover, #SLI-5-IMG:hover, #SLI-6-IMG:hover, #SLI-7-IMG:hover, #SLI-8-IMG:hover, #SLI-9-IMG:hover, #SLI-10-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } /* #SLI-0-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-1-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-2-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-3-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-4-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-5-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-6-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-7-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-8-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-9-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; } #SLI-10-IMG:hover{ opacity: .5; }*/ </div> </div> <div> <table id="slitable"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-no-stress"><img alt="stress level 0" id="SLI-0-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-0.png" page="" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-mild-stress"><img alt="stress level 1" id="SLI-1-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-1.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-mild-stress"><img alt="stress level 2" id="SLI-2-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-2.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-mild-stress"><img alt="stress level 3" id="SLI-3-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-3.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-moderate-stress"><img alt="stress level 4" id="SLI-4-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-4.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-moderate-stress"><img alt="stress level 5" id="SLI-5-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-5.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-moderate-stress"><img alt="stress level 6" id="SLI-6-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-6.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-moderate-stress"><img alt="stress level 7" id="SLI-7-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-7.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-severe-stress"><img alt="stress level 8" id="SLI-8-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-8.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-severe-stress"><img alt="stress level 9" id="SLI-9-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-9.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="/aha-stress-meter-you-are-experiencing-severe-stress"><img alt="stress level 10" id="SLI-10-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-10.png" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="11"><img alt="stress table footer" id="SLI-TB-IMG" src="/sites/default/files/2021-04/SLI-TABLE-BOTTOM.png" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="col-12"> <div> <h3>Please note:</h3> <h4>If you are in crisis or feel like you are a safety threat to yourself or others, please call 988 or 911 or go to the nearest emergency department immediately.</h4> <p>AHA is offering these resources to support your mental well-being, and for no other reason.</p> <p>This is a self-assessment tool meant to connect you with mental well-being resources. This is not meant to be a diagnostic tool.</p> <p>For questions about the privacy of your personal information using the Stress Meter™, please refer to the <a href="/help/privacy.shtml">AHA’s Privacy Policy</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <hr /> <h3>Stress responses land on a spectrum based on preparedness and individual resilience.</h3> <p>The first section of AHA’s guide <a href="/workforce-strategies/supporting-the-team">Strengthening the Health Care Workforce: Strategies for Now, Near and Far</a> provides resources and case studies and more, all focused on addressing well-being, supporting behavioral health and fostering human resilience to improve mental and often physical health.</p> </div> <div class="container"> <hr /> <h3><a href="/suicideprevention/health-care-workforce">Resources for Reducing Suicide Risk in the Health Care Workforce</a></h3> <p>Use these resources to learn more about health care worker suicide prevention and to implement evidence-informed interventions at your organization that can improve health care worker well-being and reduce the risk for suicide.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/suicideprevention/health-care-workforce">View Resources</a></p> </div> <div class="container"> <hr /> <h3>Resources for Team-Based Stress and Resilience Interventions</h3> <p>Reducing stress and improving mental health is something teams can and should work on together. Use these resources to guide system-, hospital-, and team-based interventions for reducing stress and building resilience.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/stress-meter-resources-team-based-stress-and-resilience-interventions">View Team Resources</a></p> </div> <div class="col-12"> <div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-2"><img alt="file download icon" src="/sites/default/files/2021-09/Digital_Resources_150px_icon.png" /></div> <div class="col-md-10"> <h3>Download the AHA Stress Meter™</h3> <p>���������� Association member organizations may download files to host and customize the Stress Meter™ for their own websites or employee intranet portals. To access the files, log into your AHA.org account above, then click through the link below to access the files.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="#">Download the Stress Meter™</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> --> <div class="col-md-12"> <hr /> <div id="disclaimer"> <h4>Disclaimer Regarding the Stress Meter’s™ Ability to Diagnose</h4> <p>The Stress Meter™ application (Stress Meter™) is a self-assessment tool intended to offer general feedback to the user. It does not substitute or replace in any way a formal diagnosis from a qualified medical professional. Neither the ���������� Association (AHA) nor any other party makes any representations or warranties regarding the functionality or performance of the Stress Meter™, or that use of Stress Meter™ will provide accurate, useful or complete feedback. Each user of the Stress Meter™ acknowledges and agrees that it is using the Stress Meter™ on an “as is” basis, with no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation any representation or warranty regarding accuracy, completeness, quality, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Any use of information received through use of Stress Meter™ is at the user’s own risk. The AHA and its affiliates will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of, or reliance on, the Stress Meter™.</p> <h4>Disclaimer on Resources</h4> <p>The ���������� Association (AHA) is not responsible for any errors or omissions pertaining to, information provided in connection with, or for any results obtained from the use of the resources provided above (the Resources). The Resources were obtained from third parties, and were not developed by the AHA. The AHA is providing the Resources for informational purposes only and has not independently, tested, confirmed or verified the Resources. Any use of the Resources is at the user’s own risk. The AHA is not a health care provider, and it does not actively monitor or approve any Resources on this site and it is not responsible or liable for verifying the efficacy of the Resources. The AHA provides these Resources on an “as is” basis, with no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including with respect to accuracy, completeness, quality, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The AHA and its affiliates will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of, or reliance on, any Resources made available to you by the AHA.</p> <p><strong>Last Update:</strong> July 25, 2022. The AHA will periodically update the Stress Meter™ to ensure its resources remain up to date. For questions about the Stress Meter™, please contact <a href="mailto:behavioralhealth@aha.org">behavioralhealth@aha.org</a>.</p> </div> </div> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:56:35 -0500 Assessment <p><strong>The ability of every hospital to offer consumers information about the expected price of their care is essential in order to maintain public trust and accountability.</strong> It can be challenging because price varies due to a number of factors, including private insurance contracts; care the hospital must subsidize, such as caring for the poor, burn and neonatal units, and teaching and research; as well as an individual patient’s course of care.</p> <p>This self-assessment is designed to offer a basic framework that hospital leaders can use to evaluate how far they are along the journey of price transparency and consider whether they are successfully communicating such efforts to their patients and communities. It is not intended to be a benchmark against the performance of others. Rather, it should be used to help promote the effective implementation of policies and practices that support price transparency and public trust.</p> <p>Answer the series of questions to assess your current practices and to stimulate thinking about overall organizational activities. Alongside each question are three boxes: “Yes,” “No” and “More needs to be done.”</p> <p><strong>Assessment Questions:</strong></p> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Has your organization conducted a “secret shopper” experiment both within your own facility, as well as with other organizations, to determine how well price information is communicated?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Do you proactively communicate price information, as well as information about your billing process, charity care and financial assistance policies, in a way that is easy to understand and culturally appropriate?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Is your organization’s price information easily accessible and presented in a way that is understandable to and usable by the general public? Including:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Made available in the languages that are used most often in your community</li> <li>Accessible via your website or immediately upon request</li> <li>Available via online calculator/price estimator</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your hospital have specially trained staff available to answer patient and family questions about estimated prices and provide additional explanations about how price may vary from estimates depending on the patient’s care requirements?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Do all staff involved in patient and family interactions (nurses, receptionists, as well as billing staff) receive general training on your hospital’s price information, including how to connect patients and families with specially trained hospital staff who are knowledgeable about hospital charges, billing practices and financial assistance policies?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Do your financial counselors follow a specific script or guide when sharing price information with patients to ensure consistency?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your hospital offer patients a range of information as it relates to potential prices? Specifically:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Estimated prices specific to that patient’s coverage</li> <li>Out-of-pocket estimates (copays, coinsurance, deductibles)</li> <li>Out-of-network prices, if applicable</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your website and/or staff offer disclaimers about the limitations of the price estimates given? Specifically:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Out-of-pocket price estimates specific to that patient's coverage (copays, coinsurance, deductibles) and specific insurance coverage</li> <li>Applicable out-of-network fees</li> <li>Uninsured rate information</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your hospital offer average procedure prices and information about whether a patient may qualify for financial assistance? Specifically through:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Your website</li> <li>Your staff</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your hospital partner with others to offer pricing resources/price estimates to patients/the community? Including:</strong></p> <ul> <li>External vendors</li> <li>State and/or metropolitan hospital association</li> <li>Other stakeholders</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Does your organization provide quality data to consumers along with price information?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Is that information also shared with providers?</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Do you have plans to expand current pricing transparency efforts?</strong></p> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Do you have a process/feedback loop to evaluate how your organization is doing in price transparency?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Do you have a consumer advisory group involved in the process?</li> </ul> <p>□ Yes □ No □ More Needs to be Done</p> </li> </ol> Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:23:23 -0600 Assessment