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Florida Law Requires Hospitals to Report Patients’ Immigration Status

Scrubs

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.

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Understanding DRG Codes and Their Impact on Hospitals

EvidenceCare

In our efforts to empower hospital clinicians to provide better care by having real-time transparency to cost and benchmark utilization data, we’ve learned that one of the core code systems that defines modern hospital resource management – Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) – is misunderstood or even unknown.

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Essential Strategies to Enhance and Implement Value-Based Care

Guideway Care

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.

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

By predicting admissions and discharge patterns, AI helps prevent overcrowding and reduces wait times. Optimizing the Supply Chain Like patient flow management, hospitals and clinics rely on a steady flow of medical supplies and medications to provide effective care. Yet supply chain disruptions remain a common challenge.

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A Baby Step Backwards

The Healthcare Blog

And compared to most of the rest of the world, where surgical interventions by fee-for-service OB/GYNs and hospitals are not rewarded with more revenue, patients in the US need a rate reduction of 10 to 15 points, not three. This is not a picayune academic point.

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

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.

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Is getting people off weight loss medications the right move?

The Healthcare Blog

The diet is associated with many complications that often lead to hospital admissions for dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and hypoglycemia. While a keto diet may help people lose weight in the short term, studies show that weight loss is rarely sustained over the long run and may be detrimental to overhaul health.