Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The project is a collaboration between AHS, the University of Alberta, and the Canadian Medical Association. We want to gather their feedback to better understand how this works in our healthcare environment and the impact it has on the clinician and patient experience.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 15, 2024

Communication and collaboration are central to healthcare , and there are many tools for improving teamwork among medical facility staff members. These competencies, in turn, impact patient safety, patient experience, the health and well-being of the workforce, and even cost-effectiveness.”

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Medication Teamwork Communication Collaboration 105

Valant

AUGUST 20, 2024

Working with multiple patients at the same appointment affects everything from how you schedule sessions to how you take progress notes, and a system that runs smoothly makes for a better patient experience. Create a marketing plan to notify existing patients and the community of your new treatment group(s).

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Billing Scheduling Documentation Appointments 105

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2019

One patient could talk with another over their proverbial neighborhood fence, a concerned parent at the PTA meeting with others dealing with a children’s health issue, or a recovering alcoholic testifying in person at an AA session. Once we analyzed the results, we titled the poll, “The Empowered Patient and the Endangered Wallet.”

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Health Populi

JANUARY 19, 2024

To implement this program and get connectivity into consumers’ hands and homes, Elevance Health is collaborating with several telecomms companies including Verizon, AT&T, Samsung, and T-Mobile. Funding is supported by the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

With over 14 years of experience leading care teams for patients with complex medical conditions, she is passionate nursing leader who fosters dynamic and supportive work environments that encourage continuous learning and professional growth. Accessibility promotes open communication and collaboration.

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Unit Organization and Environment Collaboration Patient Care Teamwork 105

Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2024

As a nurse manager, I am responsible for the unit’s overall operational needs, which include, but are not limited to, interviewing, hiring, performance management, patient safety/patient care initiatives, overall team engagement, patient experience initiatives, process improvement projects, and all other business-related needs.

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Shared Governance Medication Patient Safety Best Practices 105

Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

A patient’s medical history, presenting concerns, treatment preferences, and any relevant psychosocial factors should all be documented. Comprehensive documentation also facilitates communication and collaboration among members of a patient’s whole treatment team. Telehealth integration expands access to care.

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The Healthcare Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

3) high levels of collegiality and mutual trust At its base, quality patient care requires collaboration, and that collaboration cannot take place without high levels of trust-both in clinical judgment and behavior. Those standards evolve and improve as clinical medicine advances.

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This means that minority nurses can be better equipped to offer culturally relevant care to patients with similar backgrounds. In effect, these culturally competent nurses are likely to impact patient experiences and outcomes positively. Nurses can also treat patients in their own homes.

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Hospice Collaboration Care Plan Patient Experience 93

MedicalGPS

AUGUST 24, 2022

Welcome If you are a regular reader of MedicalGPS’ blog, Thinking Thursdays TIPs, we likely already know each other- it’s a pleasure to be with you again. To all, I’d like to say, “Welcome”, as you explore this written version of MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor for Excellence: Start Where the Patient Starts.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you read this blog, you know one of the fastest-growing “aisles” at the annual conference is digital health. Connectivity, artificial intelligence, and automation are now competencies every company must master, Mimms explains. Humana joined up with CTA’s Health and Fitness Technology Division this month.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices. Read more in our blog 5 strategies to enhance patient engagement.

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Billing Communication Medication Appointments 52

Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Standardizing technology systems can make all the difference to the efficiency of your workflow, the patient experience, the ease of training new staff, and your practice’s capacity to grow profits. Patients, too, likely have opinions and how they want and need to interact with your practice.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

A collaborative approach, where providers are included appropriately in decision-making processes, can help you get the provider buy-in that you need. Providers who are knowledgeable users of their practice’s EHR can navigate patient data more effectively, access critical information promptly, and ensure accurate documentation.

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Billing Communication Collaboration Documentation 52

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

How AI can democratize and enchant health care – the WHO perspective In January 2024 I explored the World Health Organization’s report on Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health in my Health Populi blog. Further value could be realized by integrating Copilot into the EHR.

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Unit Organization and Environment Collaboration Acute Care Documentation 71

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The story started with the scenario that, “Search giant is amassing health records from Ascension facilities in 21 states; patients not yet informed.” ” Here’s Ascension’s press release on the collaboration , described in the title as “healthcare transformation.”

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Conversely, constructive criticism or concerns voiced by patients shed light on areas where improvements may be needed, whether in communication, wait times, facility cleanliness, or other aspects of the patient’s experience. Learn more about our services or contact us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Patient Centered Care Communication Patient Experience Medication 52

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

The concept goes back to Hippocrates, and recently became f ully embraced by the American Heart Association in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation. Food as medicine – Segueing from the heart to health and nutrition, the food-as-medicine (or food-is-medicine) movement has taken hold in mainstream healthcare.

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Practice Builders

MARCH 28, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how these metrics can help practitioners build a culture of continuous improvement and patient-centric care, promote healthcare equity, and help medical practices deliver the highest quality of care to their patients. Faster response times are linked to better patient outcomes.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For today’s Health Populi blog, I choose to focus in on a key theme in my work right now — the convergence of retail health, primary care, consumers’ home economics, health care access, and the future of U.S. health care financing. Costco hot dog in the context of the evolving retail health ecosystem.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

It takes a village to make health, and it took a village of suppliers collaborating to build this house with wellness tech in virtually every room, including the three-car garage. Dozens of companies’ technologies are integrated into this home. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic; Dick Gephardt, former U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In collaboration with highly-qualified doctors and healthcare providers, we’ve built a digital health platform that is changing the way people talk about and receive the care they need.” ” That’s a verbatim paragraph from a blog on the Hims & Hers’ Medium channel. published on 30 September 2019.

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Northwest Suburban College

JANUARY 25, 2024

Dental Assistants, Medical Assistants, and Pharmacy Technicians are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and patients, playing an integral role in delivering vital information that can improve health outcomes and overall patient satisfaction.

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Valant

APRIL 1, 2024

A breach of patient privacy can have severe consequences for both a practice and any individuals involved, making data security a top priority in EHR selection. Integration Challenges: Behavioral health practices often need to communicate and collaborate with external providers, such as primary care physicians or social workers.

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Documentation Communication Collaboration Best Practices 52

Valant

MARCH 25, 2024

In your communications, be clear about how this EHR migration will impact the patient experience for the better. The new EHR will come with an easy-to-use patient portal. The EHR will speed staff workflow, giving them more time to interact with patients. Remember to focus on the patient experience.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Health, beauty and wellness suppliers and retailers (HBW for short) have assembled to connect, collaborate, create, and drive commerce by scratching consumers’ collective itch for being healthy. Over the tenure of the eleven years of this blog, you’ll read a lot about retail health and consumer-facing healthcare.

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Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this blog post, we will delve into the world of digital PR, exploring its various facets and highlighting how it can be a game-changer in the healthcare sector. Over the past years, day after day, the role of Digital PR (Public Relations) has become increasingly pivotal. What is Digital PR?

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Communication Collaboration Medical History Appointments 52

Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In today’s healthcare landscape, where practices have to stand out to get people’s attention, patient engagement has become a crucial factor in ensuring the success of medical practices. What is patient engagement, and why is it important? What is patient engagement, and why is it important?

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Communication Patient Satisfaction Appointments Follow-Up 52

Practice Builders

APRIL 30, 2024

As an example, developing specialized landing pages or blog posts for high-interest subjects or utilizing relevant keywords in your SEO strategy for health-related advice will increase people’s interest in your practice while improving organic search rankings. Then, use social media channels to get comments and ideas.

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Follow-Up Patient Experience Collaboration Scheduling 59

Guideway Care

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It collaborates with hospitals and providers, extending support to enhance care coordination and management. The benefits include reaching more patients, removing non-clinical tasks from nursing workloads, performing follow-ups, scheduling appointments, ensuring compliance and reducing unnecessary service utilization.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

MARCH 1, 2023

PowerPoints, infographics, audiovisual, blog posts, behavior modeling, games, and targeted messaging are all ways to reinforce key CX messaging and reach people with different learning styles and ways of absorbing information. There are tangible benefits in collaborating with organizational leaders who are experts in their own right.

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Communication Collaboration Best Practices 52

Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2018

I’m blogging live while attending HXD 2018 in Cambridge, MA, the health/care design conference convened by Mad*Pow, 26th and 27th June 2018. Then add a social element and, hey, you have a buddy for fitness collaboration when running. Today was Day 1 and I want to recap my learnings and share with you.

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MedicalGPS

JANUARY 11, 2023

Making scheduling more efficient starts with determining where and when to add a patient to the provider’s schedule; or whether to add them at all. If your practice does not already have written scheduling protocols in place, first collaborate with each of your providers and determine what works for each, specific provider.

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Scheduling Appointments Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Advocates help patients navigate healthcare complexities, thereby highlighting what role patient advocacy plays in bundled payment outcomes by reducing readmissions and lowering costs. This blog explores how patient advocacy enhances care quality, addresses social determinants of health, and supports bundled payment success.

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Myndshft Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Enhancing experiences for patients and staff alike A smooth prior authorization process directly affects patient experience, which is a key metric in VBC. Automated prior authorization contributes by: Reducing wait times for approvals so patients get the care they need, sooner.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. RK: Collaboration has been forever transformed in a post-COVID world. As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patients’ experiences are private.

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