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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

In some parts of the world, such as Australia and Norway, “in-person at-home acute care has gained signification traction and has been offered in most hospitals for over 15 years,” the authors note. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof. That’s a strong business model and habit that’s hard to break.

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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

Relias

“The care of severe wounds is shifting from acute to post-acute settings,” observed Dr. Michele Carr, RD, DPM, NWCC, COS-c, FAPWCA, Clinical Support Manager at McKesson Medical-Surgical in a recent Relias webinar. Building a wound care specialty can bring new clients to your business. million people in the U.S.

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Get the Most Out of Your Leadership Development Program

Relias

Professional development offerings such as emerging leader programs and clinical ladder programs for nurses can improve staff engagement and retention, notes Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN, Relias Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions and President-Elect of the North Carolina Nurses Association.

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Strategies for Onboarding Employees New to Healthcare

Relias

As the workforce shortage continues to challenge post-acute care organizations, fresh-faced new hires may be entering the field for the first time. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the workforce shortage in many sectors, and post-acute care organizations are struggling to stay fully staffed. What do young people want?

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs. Reduce readmissions The CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program reduces payments to acute care facilities with a high 30-day readmission rate. So volume is very important to them.”

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Vanessa Maxwell Celebrates WOC Nurse Week

Minority Nurse

I saw a huge need in the wound ostomy field of nursing with gaps in several aspects of nursing in the nursing home, skilled-nursing facilities, home healthcare, acute care, and even with nurses (including Advanced Practice Nursing). I attend workshops and webinars to further develop my nursing and business skills.

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

Taking advantage of the changed rules will allow home health agencies to more efficiently use the first visit, which has positive implications for clinical outcomes and the agency’s bottom line, observed Karen Vance, BSOT, discussing the CoP update in a recent Relias webinar.