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How Transformational Leadership Improves Patient Safety

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These attributes (and others) can translate to greater improvements in patient safety. Transformational leadership is especially effective in health care because it emphasizes teamwork and everyone’s ability to step up as a leader when needed. What is transformational leadership? The evidence is in.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care.

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Transforming Compliance: From Burden to Competitive Advantage

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Managing hundreds of regulations that inform your post-acute care organization’s compliance requirements is complex. Automate documentation One of the key challenges in compliance management is the extensive documentation required to demonstrate adherence to regulations. Federal and state regulations change frequently.

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Nursing Leadership: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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Key competencies and attributes of nurse leaders include the following: Understands the correlation between a strong team and high levels of patient quality and safety. Encourages feedback and works to solve problems related to patient care, patient safety, budget, and staffing.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shelise Valentine

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Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Elevating Care Quality: The Role of Competency Assessments and Evaluations

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In post-acute care, workforce competency directly impacts care quality, regulatory compliance, and patient outcomes. Post-acute care organizations face significant challenges in maintaining a skilled workforce. Competency gaps can lead to adverse events, hospital readmissions, and increased liability risks.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Documentation in the medical record.

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