Scrubs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If patients are having trouble following the latest health recommendations, providers can engage with the community to better understand why these problems persist. Yet, every time they would come into the hospital, we would discharge them with the same plan. has a health literacy problem of its own.

Acute Care 262

Acute Care Critical Thinking Discharges Follow-Up 262

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

A 76-year-old woman presents to a community hospital after waking with garbled speech and right-sided weakness. Case 1: Excess An elderly woman is admitted to a community hospital with a minor stroke. The hospital does an excellent job. By the time she leaves the hospital, she has no residual symptoms. I love my job.

Follow-Up 89

Follow-Up Tests Discharges Hospital 89

Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

While the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is a significant tool in measuring patient satisfaction, it represents a single aspect of the overall patient experience. HCAHPS The HCAHPS survey is a standardized tool for capturing patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience.

Patient Satisfaction 52

Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Discharges Outpatient Care 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

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Luciana Luciana’s discharge day was getting close. Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. Her hospital course was uneventful, and she made good therapeutic use of her time on the unit. I picked it up.

Discharges 77

Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Admissions 77

Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2024

.” This post summarizes some key findings on the consumer demand side for staying home, empowered and enabled by various technologies that can support independent aging, living, and medical care as more acute services shift from hospital-to-home.

Vital Signs 71

Vital Signs Hospital Discharges Collaboration 71

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this study, we used the term peripartum depression to more broadly encompass depression that occurs any time during pregnancy, up to four weeks after birth, or during the first 12 months after delivery. This definition is important when you consider that peripartum depression affects up to 20% of all women.

Acute Care 98

Acute Care Follow-Up Patient Safety Discharges 98

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We meet George and Audrey in their open kitchen-dining room space, with George finishing up a conversation with his cardiologist via a tablet. Take George and Audrey.

Discharges 144

Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Vital Signs 144

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For many hospitals, achieving better outcomes begins with the implementation of improved patient safety protocols. Nurses are a crucial part of a hospital’s efforts to improve patient safety, as they have more direct interaction with patients of any healthcare professional. For example, the study found that 59.2%

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Discharges Communication Medication 52

Walker Info - Patient Experience

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In the healthcare world, the elements include entering the facility, checking in, undergoing a procedure, recovery, follow-up, and more. One is a basic practice that has taken place in every hospital in the country for many years. The opportunities for process integration are many.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Customer Service Discharges Tests 52

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

Institutional, or hospital pharmacy, involves less public interaction. Working in a hospital pharmacy may involve going on rounds with the doctor or medical students if the particular hospital does rounds, according to Jesie Davenport , CPhT, pharm tech academic lead, and instructor.

Certification 52

Certification Hospital Huddles/Rounds Insurance 52

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

That means making sure they are compliant with all required training, are up to date on evidence-based practices, and have the knowledge and skills to consistently provide high-quality care. Another goal is setting your patients up for success after home health services end. The obvious goal here is avoiding patient harm.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Discharges Hospital Admissions 52

Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Utilizing data from the most recent three calendar years, the PEPPER offers providers specific Medicare data statistics for discharges or services that may be vulnerable to improper payments. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. Long‐term acute care hospitals. Home health agencies.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Interdisciplinary Team Billing Hospice 52

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

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Once purchased, most consumers set up devices themselves. Medical literacy, such as understanding medical instructions following up procedures, lab tests, and inpatient discharges to the home. Please follow my posts here on Health Populi all this week during the consumer electronics show (100% virtual!)

Follow-Up 77

Follow-Up HIPAA Discharges Tests 77

Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

Each year, the Joint Commission issues a list of top national patient safety goals for healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing care centers, behavioral health care and human services, ambulatory healthcare, home care, and more. Staff must be ready to speak up, confirm information, and ask questions when needed.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Communication Teamwork Follow-Up 52

Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

In addition to staff retention, ongoing staff training has the following potential benefits: Improve staff performance Enhance quality. PAC training directly impacts the lives of the patient PAC services provide an extra level of assistance for people discharged from acute hospitals. Boost efficiency. Create problem-solvers.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Unit Organization and Environment Long Term Care Hospice 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

Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

Benjamin aspired to become an advanced practice nurse and grow within the nursing profession, but the impact outside of the hospital motivated her the most. So he picked up that habit and suffered severe health issues. So while working in the hospitals, I simultaneously did that. Talk about your role in nursing.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Discharges Huddles/Rounds 52

Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

These challenges are as follows: A lack of a consistent data model, it is more implied. CDA The HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) is an XML-based standard that offers a structure or format for sharing clinical data such as progress notes, discharge summaries, and consultation notes. It also speeds up the data-sharing process.

Documentation 52

Documentation Follow-Up Discharges Transfers 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.

Transfers 52

Transfers Acute Care Follow-Up Discharges 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In a study conducted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing , 75% of organizations that began using value-based contracts achieved benchmark results in the reduction of readmission rates and post-discharge follow-up among clients with comorbidities. How do you stack up to peer organizations?

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Discharges Insurance Hospital 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In emergency care settings, care coordination can involve immediate care, hospital admission, discharge planning, follow-up care, and post-acute care. It can help reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, readmissions, and ED visits and improve patient outcomes, satisfaction, and safety.

Care Plan 52

Care Plan Patient Satisfaction Acute Care Collaboration 52

Setting Sights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Experiencing both sides of the hospital curtain; as a patient, and a medical student. If that isn’t enough to choke back the tears in our tracks, a hard read I found, whilst scrolling from my own hospital bed, then I don’t know what else there is to say. Once a service that embodied health, it is now being sucked of life.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Admissions Medication 52

Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

By incorporating SDOH data, insights showed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African American, Hispanic, and low-income populations, including: African Americans and Hispanics make up a larger than expected share of both cases and deaths.

Discharges 52

Discharges HIPAA Admissions Medical Assistant 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

Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For God’s sake , get UP !” I had collapsed into a heap on the cold, hospital floor, falling unconscious and suffering a seizure. The nurse thrust me up, yanking me off the floor; I was hanging just by the whim of my hollow, spindly armpits. I tried to make out the quivering outline of another hospital bed opposite me.

Admissions 52

Admissions Follow-Up Hospital Huddles/Rounds 52

Relias

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The healthcare revenue cycle is important for every hospital and healthcare practice. Discharged, not final billed (DNFB): Revenue managers can track the number and dollar amount of DNFB files to diagnose and solve workflow issues. A high-performing billing department takes an average of 30 days or less to collect all payments due.

Medical Coding 52

Medical Coding Billing Documentation Discharges 52

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

In the wake of the pandemic and growing consumer preferences, the hospital-to-home movement is gaining traction among health systems. Amidst bullish forecasts for the promise of hospital-to-home discharges, the ability for many patients to make this migration would be a difficult bridge to cross.

Hospital 93

Hospital Discharges Follow-Up Collaboration 93

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

Hospitals and health systems have targeted their approaches to these issues and others to help reduce complications through adherence to evidence-based clinical protocols and reducing variation in care. Hospitals must also report on their responses to maternal health cases to reveal how equitable and effective they are.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Acute Care Discharges Insurance 52

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

In March, an OSHA memo announced a focused, short-term initiative involving inspections of skilled nursing facilities and hospitals that have prior citations or complaints and treat COVID-19 patients. CMS outlined steps that state survey agencies should follow to manage the backlog of complaint and recertification surveys.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Follow-Up Long Term Care Discharges 52

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

The new measures included the Birthing-Friendly hospital designation to help reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box.

Hospital 40

Hospital Documentation Discharges Best Practices 40

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

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve tried to stay away from the reflections that end up being part of the “doctor-as-patient” genre. [i] My daughter got out ahead of me and, as we approached the end of our ride, I remember thinking, “these damn kids, you teach them to ride a bicycle, and then they turn 18 and you can’t keep up with them.”

Follow-Up 65

Follow-Up Triage Discharges Scheduling 65

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interoperability rule in March 2020 that applies to Medicare- and Medicaid-participating short-term acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, children’s hospitals, cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs).

HIPAA 124

HIPAA Business Associate Appointments Transfers 124