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

EvidenceCare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Impact of the Two-Midnight Rule on Denials At the 2024 HFMA Annual Conference, we asked healthcare executives if they’re seeing any changes following the CMS Two-Midnight Rule, particularly in denials. We’re still facing the same types of denials, especially with short stays where payers push back post-discharge.”

Documentation 130

Documentation Admissions Hospital Discharges 130

A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

The prep/lead-up: For me, it started with a video visit with the fertility doctor, and the following day I went into the office for a physical, initial bloodwork (hormone panel, as well as basics) and an ultrasound. Finally, it was approved, and I was to pick up my meds so that we could start! What is the process actually like?

Medication 52

Medication Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By focusing on follow-up care, medication management, and patient education, TCM addresses the primary factors leading to readmissions. 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.

Discharges 52

Discharges Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction Transfers 52

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. These particular models concentrate on consolidating payments for all services provided during an episode of care into one bundled payment.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Acute Care Discharges Collaboration 52

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

Discharges 52

Discharges Scheduling Admissions Appointments 52

Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

It includes 29 questions covering various aspects of healthcare, such as communication with nurses and doctors, hospital environment, pain management, and discharge information. Also, factors such as pre-hospitalization experiences, post-discharge follow-up, and outpatient care are not included in the HCAHPS survey.

Patient Satisfaction 52

Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Discharges Outpatient Care 52

Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The rest is up to you. The drawback of this is having to pick up and move two times. Many institutions offer more preliminary internships than residency spots (cheap labor), so interns who have not been accepted to residency can work hard and hope for acceptance (or at least a good letter of recommendation) the following year.

Medication 98

Medication Admissions Follow-Up Physical Exams 98

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

Discharges 40

Discharges Scheduling Admissions Appointments 40

Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Effective communication is the key element of a positive patient experience, from the first point of contact to post-appointment follow-ups. This is a path that begins with the recognition of a health problem and ends with follow-ups after therapy. Make listening to patients a top priority.

Patient Experience 90

Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Communication Appointments 90

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Vanderbilt-led study will build on the burgeoning national effort to unite ICU clinicians and primary care providers in providing comprehensive care for patients starting when they are discharged from the ICU and continuing through transitional outpatient care.

Discharges 59

Discharges Collaboration Outpatient Care Care Plan 59

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. At a minimum, each patient’s medical record should reflect care team coordination at the following time points: Start of care.

Hospice 52

Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation 52

Guideway Care

AUGUST 31, 2023

Readmission costs to Medicare is reported at $26 billion annually, with $17 billion of that amount spent on avoidable hospital intakes and readmissions after discharge, according to data from the Center for Health Information and Analysis. Multi-visit patients account for more than half of all readmissions in the United States.

Discharges 52

Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Patient Experience 52

Minority Nurse

MAY 31, 2023

Growing up as a Filipino American, I was raised in a culture that highly valued family and tradition, and those two values were celebrated with aunties, uncles, and cousins over delicious Filipino food. Filipino cuisine is not only rich in culture, but it is also rich in flavor.

Discharges 52

Discharges Follow-Up 52

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Claims-based measures make up 35% of the TPS and are based on acute-care hospitalizations in the first 60 days of care and emergency department use without hospitalization in the first 60 days of care. Discharged to community. TNC measures include the following: TNC Self-Care. Management of oral medications. TNC Mobility.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Transfers Follow-Up Discharges 52

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates air emissions in healthcare facilities, and the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates the discharge of pollutants into local bodies of water. Nurses should also be aware of culturally insensitive workplace practices so they can speak up if something happens.

Discharges 52

Discharges Continuing Education Follow-Up Patient Care 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

This blog explores how patient advocacy enhances care quality, addresses social determinants of health, and supports bundled payment success. When patients are well-informed about their health issues and given proper instructions for care after discharge, there is a notable decrease in the rate of returning to the hospital.

Patient Advocacy 52

Patient Advocacy Patient Satisfaction Discharges Hospital 52

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Some programs are very clear about not wanting anything but the primary and secondary applications, and you should always follow their instructions. There are always applicants who get later interviews, however, so don’t give up hope. Don’t give up! Second, check whether you fall within their range of accepted students.

Admissions 52

Admissions Medication Documentation Follow-Up 52

Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

In this blog, we will explore the benefits, development process, hospital mobile app technology trends, challenges, and more. Telemedicine is useful for the following services in addition to enabling long-distance contacts: Care Advice Reminders Education Intervention Monitoring Even confessions made remotely.

Hospital 52

Hospital Tests Follow-Up Medication 52

Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

During my career, I have had the opportunity to learn the details about how to set up a state-of-the-art call center telephony system and how to rapidly transition to a functional remote poison center model with our staff distributed across three states and the District of Columbia in response to the pandemic.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Triage Problem Solving Skills Certification 52

Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

So he picked up that habit and suffered severe health issues. And right out of high school, I signed up for a vocational nursing program, and on the pathway, you can take the early part of it and become a nursing assistant. It may sound very cliche, but I want to tell them not to give up. So I don’t want them to give up.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Discharges Huddles/Rounds 52

Setting Sights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But what I do worry about is my loved ones; my future family, and children – will they grow up in a country without an NHS, and if so, what will it mean for their health and happiness if we cannot afford healthcare otherwise, or if they too inherit the same genetic illnesses I have? Except, it never happened.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Admissions Medication 52

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As you think about healthcare compared to other services that you receive on a daily basis, we’re just lagging so far behind in terms of how we provide digital services to our patients, to consumers, how we do follow-up, how we provide education. And he saw that actually as a business issue. 8:39] Absolutely.

Admissions 52

Admissions Follow-Up Scheduling Huddles/Rounds 52

Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The findings follow a recent warning to practices about the risks of using AI. In Gloucestershire, more than 10% of appointments follow a wait of four weeks, the Lib Dems revealed. The NHS promised dedicated falls services, timely discharge and ensuring community care for those with complex needs, mental health issues and frailty.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Discharges 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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Discharges 40

Discharges Follow-Up Admissions Care Plan 40

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Bone Marrow Transplant Nurses Nurses specializing in bone marrow transplants are dedicated to delivering intensive care prior to, during, and following the transplant procedure. Outpatient Clinics In outpatient clinics, oncology nurses are involved in ongoing treatment and follow-up care for cancer patients.

Certification 52

Certification Hospice Collaboration Interdisciplinary Team 52