Scrubs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Yet, every time they would come into the hospital, we would discharge them with the same plan. I saw the same people over and over, but there were loads of services for people experiencing homelessness and addiction issues. There was a disconnect between what we were saying and the person,” she said of her experience.

Acute Care 261

Acute Care Critical Thinking Discharges Follow-Up 261

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 14, 2025

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here. Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

Discharges 40

Discharges Follow-Up Medication 40

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

They describe a patient who found themselves discharged from a service for failing to attend an appointment, in spite of their efforts to reschedule. Call for action on patients awaiting discharge The Government is under pressure to take action over thousands of patients stuck in hospital and waiting for discharge.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Discharges Appointments Hospital 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here. Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

Discharges 40

Discharges Follow-Up Medication 40

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

” Her discharge notes state Difficulty coping with anxiety for past 1-2 weeks. She presented back at the ED the day after her initial discharge with additional hemorrhage concerns. She was discharged with blood pressure medication. She delivered her baby after a 30+ hour labor culminating in postpartum hemorrhage.

Follow-Up 102

Follow-Up Discharges Appointments Hospital 102

Scrubs

MARCH 7, 2023

When Small’s babies were discharged from the hospital several months after she gave birth, Mullen asked if they could exchange numbers, and the two have been a part of each other’s lives ever since. Fortunately, Katrina Mullen was the nurse assigned to look after Small’s children.

Discharges 290

Discharges Hospital Huddles/Rounds Scheduling 290

Connect Care Bytes Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

Integrated Discharge Planning 'Traffic Lights' The Rapid Rounds patient list includes a "Readiness" column with 'traffic light' symbols indicative of a patient's readiness for discharge. Demo: Discharge Readiness Integrated Planner Manual: Transition Planning

Discharges 40

Discharges Huddles/Rounds Documentation Communication 40

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. We wait to see the provider. We’re stalled in the emergency room waiting area.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Discharges Physical Exams Hospital 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Enhancements to Core Admission and Discharge Navigators Connect Care uses "Navigators" to help prescribers complete complex workflows when key tasks are easy to forget. Core "Admission" and "Discharge" navigators organize review (e.g., discharge summary) steps that must be completed in a specific order.

Discharges 40

Discharges Admissions Documentation Medication 40

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being. Follow the ongoing adventures of Stacy as Patient Ambassador and Caregiver at her blog site, [link].

Patient Advocacy 174

Patient Advocacy Follow-Up Appointments Discharges 174

Scrubs

MARCH 9, 2023

Madera Community Hospital is dedicated to continuing services to our patients that are in the hospital and will ensure that they are safely transferred or discharged,” the hospital said in a statement earlier this year.

Hospital 244

Hospital Billing Discharges Transfers 244

Scrubs

MARCH 15, 2023

UC San Diego Health carefully tracks bed availability, patient discharges, planned procedures, supplies and other data to make timely decisions to expedite bed availability.” The organization also noted that it “is taking every measure possible to care for these patients and attend to their comfort and needs.

Discharges 242

Discharges Patient Safety Hospital Medication 242

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

But in 2012, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard, identified a unique network of delicate channels (tiny passages alongside blood vessels) inside the brain that collect and discharge brain metabolites and waste materials including amyloid. This system, or ultimate brainwasher as some labeled it, was formally titled the glymphatic system.

Discharges 67

Discharges Medication 67

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

She later found out from a reporter that the family was visiting from out of state and that the baby was discharged from the hospital after two days. “I She said she still thinks about the baby and her mother nearly every day. I just wish I had asked the mom’s name,” Diallo continued. Because I always think about that baby.

Discharges 279

Discharges Hospital Appointments Medication 279

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

Having E-RNs to do discharge planning, do rounds with patients, and ensure patients understand their medication goes a long way to preventing readmission and improving the health of the population we serve.” They can walk down the hall and sense when things are not right.

Discharges 242

Discharges Huddles/Rounds Hospital Medication 242

Scrubs

JANUARY 30, 2023

After discharging the amniotic fluid from the artificial womb, you will be able to easily remove your baby from the growth pod. “EctoLife provides you a safe, pain-free alternative that helps you deliver your baby without stress. The delivery process is smooth, convenient, and can be done with just a push of a button,” the company said.

Vital Signs 264

Vital Signs Discharges 264

Scrubs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tang also worries that inflation will make it harder to discharge patients from hospitals as temperatures drop. “As

Billing 246

Billing Hospital Discharges Admissions 246

Scrubs

JUNE 6, 2023

They lost touch after he was discharged, but they never forgot about each other. Estabrook landed a job at the burn unit in the Maine Medical Center where she eventually crossed paths with Shaw. He spent five months in the hospital under her care. Shaw went on to marry a woman named Susan. “He He talked about it often,” his wife said. “He

Discharges 185

Discharges Hospital Medication 185

Minority Nurse

MARCH 17, 2025

The ones that don’t make it into social media posts or discharge summaries. These are the moments we celebrate, the ones that make headlines or get highlighted in patient stories. But what about the moments that come after?

Discharges 92

Discharges Patient Education Hospital Patient Centered Care 92

EvidenceCare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We’re still facing the same types of denials, especially with short stays where payers push back post-discharge.” Be on the lookout for post discharge audits as the Medicare Advantage plans do not have to follow the two-midnight presumption.

Documentation 130

Documentation Admissions Hospital Discharges 130

Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

When she was finally discharged, her medical bills totaled nearly half a million dollars. She soon underwent heart bypass surgery. One valve needed to be replaced and one repaired. Overall, she spent a month in the hospital recovering from surgery.

Billing 245

Billing Medication Insurance Hospital 245

Minority Nurse

MAY 8, 2024

In this role, burn nurses can better assess the needs of their patients post-discharge, anticipating potential problems like lack of transportation, living conditions without heat or electricity, or unstable food resources.

Discharges 105

Discharges Certification Tests Collaboration 105

Minority Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2024

I often say that in an outpatient setting an infusion nurse operates in five areas of nursing serving as an admissions nurse , case manager, infusion nurse, charge nurse, and discharge nurse. Witnessing patients’ journeys from diagnosis to healing at discharge is incredibly fulfilling.

Discharges 105

Discharges Best Practices Admissions Patient Care 105

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Advancing these efforts, the BPCI Advanced model introduces a consolidated retrospective payment system that addresses services within a 90-day period following discharge or outpatient procedures. It enhances coordination between providers while motivating them toward comprehensive management strategies focused on complete patient care.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Acute Care Discharges Collaboration 52

Scrubs

JULY 20, 2023

It was a fantastic feeling discharging him. After 6 hrs of arguing with docs, they finally agreed to take a patient (who had just had his 8th heart attack) up to the critical care unit; he wanted to fight because his wife had Alzheimer’s and he didn’t want her to be on her own. He survived and came back to the ward. – Helen C.

Patient Experience 189

Patient Experience Discharges Medication 189

Health Prime

AUGUST 15, 2024

These changes include 252 new codes, 36 deletions, and 13 revisions. These 2025 ICD-10-CM updates are to be used for discharges and patient encounters from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. These changes will impact medical billing, coding practices, and healthcare administration.

Billing 105

Billing Medical Coding Documentation Discharges 105

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Read more on the blog A Four-Point Checklist for Choosing your RCM Partner – Health Prime (hpiinc.com) 2. Read more scheduling tips for your practice on the blog 5 strategies to schedule your medical practice appointments effectively. Read more about this on the blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical credentialing.

Discharges 52

Discharges Scheduling Admissions Appointments 52

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This blog will dive into what transitional care management is in reducing readmissions, how it works, and the key strategies it uses to minimize readmissions. Subsequent segments will explore in-depth aspects such as comprehensive discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and initiatives focused on patient education and involvement.

Discharges 52

Discharges Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction Transfers 52

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In June 2021, Montefiore was evaluating performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient experiences and alleviate flow challenges and decided to open a discharge lounge. The idea of a discharge lounge isn’t new, but being assisted by the clinician with whom patients just bonded is.

Discharges 69

Discharges Unit Organization and Environment Performance Improvement Initiatives Hospital 69

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

Documentation : Use paper forms or eScription for essential documentation for procedures or intervention results and reports. DOWNTIME (SmartPhrase) to complete the chart element, indicating that content is available elsewhere in the chart.

Scheduling 40

Scheduling Unit Clerk Discharges Documentation 40

Connect Care Bytes Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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Discharges 40

Discharges Admissions 40

Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 26, 2024

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Discharges 40

Discharges Admissions Tests 40

A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

I woke up in the PACU and after I could prove that I was able to pee and drink/eat a little, I was essentially discharged. I wrote this blog post to help other women who have been thinking about it: I want you to feel empowered to pursue this option, if it makes sense to you. What is the process actually like?

Medication 52

Medication Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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Discharges 40

Discharges Billing Hospital Medication 40

Minority Nurse

JANUARY 23, 2025

Keenly focused on establishing positive therapeutic relationships with patients and their families to achieve effective patient education, resource allocation, informed consent, discharge planning, and optimal clinical outcomes. Proficiency in conversational French and Spanish.

Precepting 52

Precepting Communication Documentation Critical Thinking 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

AUGUST 30, 2024

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Discharges 40

Discharges Documentation Tests Medication 40

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Improving the time from a hospital discharge order being placed to getting the patient out the door: A hospital (I think it was UCLA) has been working on identifying and eliminating the things that delay getting patients out the door after they’ve been discharged.

Discharges 73

Discharges Hospital Collaboration Admissions 73