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CNOs Share Their Hopes (And Fears) for Virtual Nursing

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Imagine if the same virtual nurse who cared for you in the hospital performed a virtual visit after discharge or was your hospital to home nurse and connected with your primary care provider for a warm handoff. It can also reduce the workload at the bedside by having remote nurses do admissions, discharges, and answer questions virtually.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions.

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Understanding GMLOS and ALOS

EvidenceCare

GMLOS is calculated by taking the nth root of the product of the length of stay for a series of discharges, where ‘n’ represents the number of discharges. Unlike GMLOS, ALOS is calculated by adding the total number of stay days for a group of patients and dividing by the number of discharges or admissions.

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Understanding DRG Codes and Their Impact on Hospitals

EvidenceCare

They would submit their charges post-discharge and be reimbursed. Getting a working DRG quickly helps provide a target discharge date and impacts average length of stay. Early in the stay – sometimes within minutes of the admission – we assign a “working DRG” to the encounter. Something had to change.

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Connect Care Scheduled Downtime - Thursday October 10, 2024, 00:30-04:30

Connect Care Bytes Blog

The next scheduled update will occur Thursday, October 10, 2024 between 00:30 and 04:30. What you need to know The Connect Care clinical information system needs periodic maintenance. Documentation : Use paper forms or eScription for essential documentation for procedures or intervention results and reports.

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Connect Care Scheduled Downtime and Fall Upgrade - Thursday September 12, 2024, 00:30-04:30

Connect Care Bytes Blog

The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, September 12, 2024, between 00:30 and 04:30. The environment that controls information flow between clinical systems, the Regional Integration Engine, will also be taking a scheduled outage during this time (from 00:30 to 02:00).

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

However, AI can play a valuable role in reducing the burden of routine processes adjacent to clinical visits, like appointment scheduling, billing, and claims management. For example, AI-powered scheduling systems can predict patient no-shows by analyzing historical trends.