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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

Relias

Take advantage of the trend As more patients with severe wounds seek care in post-acute care settings, new opportunities present themselves for your organization. Building a wound care specialty can bring new clients to your business. When staff is trained on wound best practices, the patients have better outcomes.

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Adding a Sustainability Lens to Health Innovation Pilots

The Healthcare Blog

As proposed, acute care organizations selected to participate will have the option to opt into emissions reporting, opening the door to receive feedback and technical assistance. The Joint Commission began offering its Sustainable Health Care certification , a voluntary program.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Aneesah Coates, BSN, RN, is an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse with nearly ten years of experience in acute care, long-term care, and home health care. Nursing leaders should strive to be lifelong learners and stay current on best practices and evidence-based research to improve care.

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How To Become a Nurse Leader

Relias

Nurses’ first priorities may be to complete their continuing education and certification requirements, but also important are career and professional development opportunities to hone their leadership skills. For nurses who do not yet have them, that may mean a BSN degree program and/or RN certification.

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Top 10 Training Priorities for the Healthcare Revenue Cycle

Relias

8 – Best practices from the healthcare revenue cycle field Your staff needs education on day-to-day operations. Revenue cycle staff members then educate colleagues on best practices. Codes changed in 2023 for emergency, observation, and inpatient hospital services. But there’s a bigger picture.

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What Is a Healthcare Gap Analysis (or Gap Assessment)?

Relias

What evidence-based best practices should be used going forward? “Conducting gap analyses is a best practice for identifying, reducing, or mitigating risk to your organization. How does your organization evaluate and prepare new hires to ensure readiness to practice ? What barriers exist for closing the gaps?

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How to Create a Clinical Ladder To Improve Nurse Retention and Performance

Relias

2 – Assess needs Conduct a needs assessment and a literature review to identify the current and future needs of your organization and your nursing staff, as well as best practices and evidence from programs from other organizations. Levels should reflect the different stages of nursing practice, from novice to expert.