Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs. As an SNF operator, one strategy to rebuild occupancy and increase revenues is to partner with a local hospital and become part of its SNF-preferred network. Patients always have a choice,” she noted.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Managing hundreds of regulations that inform your post-acute care organization’s compliance requirements is complex. Improve quality of care, reputation, and competitiveness Transforming compliance from a burden to a competitive advantage has far-reaching benefits for post-acute care organizations.

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Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Transitional care management (TCM) plays a critical role in reducing hospital readmissions by ensuring patients receive proper care and support as they transition from the hospital to home. reduction in chances for patients who received TCM services.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Care coordination aligns with the principles of value-based care , which aims to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care while reducing costs and waste. It can help reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, readmissions, and ED visits and improve patient outcomes, satisfaction, and safety.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

While most healthcare organizations have eight-hour shifts, many hospitals have relied on 12-hour shifts since the 1970s. But the effect of long nurse work hours on patient safety is an area of concern. Despite the perks of a 12-hour workday, the impacts of 12-hour vs. eight-hour nursing shifts on patient outcomes can be significant.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They play a crucial role in improving patient outcomes , reducing healthcare costs, enhancing patient satisfaction, and bridging gaps in care. Case managers are adept at helping patients navigate the complex healthcare system.”

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Outcome regression models revealed that a 4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio would have decreased the number of patient deaths and reduced patient length of stay by a total of 40,000 days, saving the healthcare systems a combined $117 million per year. Consider weapon detection systems such as metal detectors and bag checks.

Patient Safety 52

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Outcome regression models revealed that a 4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio would have decreased the number of patient deaths and reduced patient length of stay by a total of 40,000 days, saving the healthcare systems a combined $117 million per year. Consider weapon detection systems such as metal detectors and bag checks.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Unit Organization and Environment Huddles/Rounds De-Escalation 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

In bundled payment models, patient advocacy plays a pivotal role in improving care coordination, patient satisfaction, and adherence to treatment plans. This blog explores how patient advocacy enhances care quality, addresses social determinants of health, and supports bundled payment success.

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

Porter and Teisberg theorized that competition in the fee-for-service model has been happening among health plans, networks, and hospitals instead of where it should happen — in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of health conditions. One approach was the managed care model, which focused on managing risk and containing costs.

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care. It is the goal of every healthcare organization, provider, and clinician and the indicator to patients that they can place their trust in your health system, hospital, or practice. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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Patient Safety Unit Organization and Environment Critical Thinking Patient Satisfaction 52

Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

You are a mid-level leader at “Friendly Hospital,” a large healthcare organization. In our example, Friendly Hospital had previously achieved and maintained a five-star HCAHPS rating for several years, both overall and in patient surveys. During the pandemic, the hospital was hit hard by regional staffing and supply shortages.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Hospital Best Practices Patient Satisfaction 52

Relias

JULY 4, 2023

Many hospitals and health systems are facing revenue shortages that threaten their resources and financial stability. Missed revenue targets can affect care quality and decrease patient satisfaction. These services can include hospital management, healthcare monitoring and improvement, and medical record-keeping.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Fewer errors: The USF study also found that trust in leadership and good manager support created by transformational leaders correlated with reduced medication errors and reduced incidence of hospital-acquired infections.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Teamwork Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

Scrubs

APRIL 28, 2023

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest health systems in California, is trying to treat more patients at home as a way of reducing costs, and nurses are worried that more health systems may follow suit. But nurses say these programs endanger patients and threaten to cut nurses’ jobs. Kaiser has been using the program since 2020.

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