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Innovative Nurse Practitioners Can Turn the Tide

Minority Nurse

Most nurses write about the need for primary care or mental health services in admissions essays. “We’ve created blended and flexible schedules and salary structures that challenge the norms. . “Nurses are returning to obtain their NP degree to serve their communities due to the need for more providers.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

Launch 8 Hot Topics Day 1 and 2 (CPOE and verbal/telephone orders; Launch 8 workflow updates; prescriber support) Day 3 (find/identify patients with Medical Record Number) Day 4 (IFTs, IFT from ED to IT bed; external vs. internal lab and DI orders; Goals of Care and Green Sleeve) Day 5 (Public Health immunizations in acute care; Continuing Care admission (..)

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10 Steps To Optimize Your Revenue Cycle Management

Relias

“If this isn’t documented in the record, it delays the authorization — and therefore, delays patient care,” said Budri. If the scheduling team doesn’t collect accurate insurance, for example, an entire claim can get denied. “A 6 – Reduce hours of rework caused by incorrect information “For staff, knowing how is not enough.

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10 Steps To Optimize Your Revenue Cycle Management

Relias

“If this isn’t documented in the record, it delays the authorization — and therefore, delays patient care,” said Budri. If the scheduling team doesn’t collect accurate insurance, for example, an entire claim can get denied. “A 6 – Reduce hours of rework caused by incorrect information “For staff, knowing how is not enough.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. With the shift to value-based care and risk adjustment models, there’s a need for coding that gives a complete clinical picture of the patient. Is your organization’s coding as complete as it could be?

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. With the shift to value-based care and risk adjustment models, there’s a need for coding that gives a complete clinical picture of the patient. Is your organization’s coding as complete as it could be?

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How to Keep Patients Satisfied — and Raise Your Patient Satisfaction Scores

Relias

The authors also cited the overprescription of drugs, unnecessary hospital admissions, and unnecessary testing as examples of healthcare professionals’ attempts to keep patients happy and avoid conflict. While this behavior may boost satisfaction ratings, it can also jeopardize quality of care.