Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

32% of people with one chronic condition were adjusting spending on health care visits due to COVID-19. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The positive finding in this research is that one-third of people dealing with at least one chronic condition sought health care through virtual means, telehealth, in the pandemic.

Hospital 77

Hospital Outpatient Care Medication Admissions 77

Guideway Care

JULY 2, 2024

Early identification allows for proactive management of their conditions, reducing hospital admissions and improving overall health outcomes. Addressing Patients With Immediate Care Needs After identifying high-risk patients, addressing those needing immediate care is essential.

Care Plan 52

Care Plan Communication Admissions Scheduling 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By incorporating care coordination practices such as risk assessment, care planning, care transitions, patient education, patient navigation, telehealth, and home visits, care coordination teams can bring in resources to help patients navigate health concerns that span physical, behavioral, and social risk factors and needs.

Care Plan 52

Care Plan Patient Satisfaction Acute Care Collaboration 52

Prism Career Institute

JANUARY 8, 2025

A hospice nurse is a trained and licensed practical nurse who specializes in hospice care. They may work in hospitals, residential care facilities, nursing centers, and patients homes to support patients through their final months. In this difficult time, hospice provides much-needed compassion and connection.

Hospice 52

Hospice Vital Signs Care Plan Collaboration 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. Coders are having difficulty coding all of the aspects of the admission that they really should,” said Bowman. Prolonged services and advanced care planning are often missed, for example.

Documentation 52

Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Coders are challenged to select the codes that best convey the reason for admission. Coders are having difficulty coding all of the aspects of the admission that they really should,” said Bowman. Prolonged services and advanced care planning are often missed, for example.

Documentation 52

Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up 52

Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

Reducing the number of hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, which are nonreimbursable. Reducing hospital readmission rates by consistently attending to risk factors. By doing so, you create an environment where the team can develop care plans that improve healing rates and lower incidence rates.

Documentation 52

Documentation Certification Hospital Admissions 52

Scrubs

APRIL 25, 2023

A new law is set to pass in the state of Florida that will require all hospitals receiving Medicaid funding to collect information regarding their patients’ immigration status as part of the admissions process. Patients’ names also wouldn’t be disclosed to the state.

Hospital 278

Hospital Billing Admissions HIPAA 278

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interoperability rule in March 2020 that applies to Medicare- and Medicaid-participating short-term acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, children’s hospitals, cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs).

HIPAA 126

HIPAA Business Associate Appointments Best Practices 126