Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. for herself and for her son, Emmett. I like business and people.

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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

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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.

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Acute Care Follow-Up Patient Safety Discharges 98

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. The post Vanderbilt Nursing Professor Receives $3.6M

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Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Medical errors are a healthcare professional’s worst nightmare. Reducing medical errors can be a complex issue involving many factors. Understanding the scope of patient safety in nursing is the first step toward reducing the risk of medical errors. Unfortunately, they are also quite common. What is patient safety in nursing?

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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. I still have a job, anyway, so I can save up money to get my own place,” she said between bites. I picked it up.

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Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Huddles/Rounds 77

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Education on environmental laws is paramount, as these can affect how medical facilities are run and impact patient outcomes. 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.

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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. Documentation in the medical record. In the two weeks leading up to the date of recertification. As part of discharge planning.

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Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the competitive landscape of healthcare, patient experience plays a pivotal role in shaping the success and reputation of medical practices. Create and calculate an engaging online presence In the digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for medical practices to attract and engage patients.

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Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Appointments Communication 90

Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

This version of HL7 uses standardized messages such as medical orders, demographics, lab results, administrative activities, and financial details. These challenges are as follows: A lack of a consistent data model, it is more implied. It also speeds up the data-sharing process. HL7 vs. FHIR: Which is Better?

Documentation 52

Documentation Follow-Up Discharges Transfers 52

DropStat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Patient education takes place through patient teaching, when nurses teach, influence, and empower patients to manage and perform aspects of medical care on their own confidently. Self-care by patients requires education as part of standard nursing practice, using strategies such as family education. What is patient education?

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Patient Education Discharges Documentation Scheduling 40

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!)

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Follow-Up HIPAA Discharges Tests 77

Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly. Use medicines safely The Joint Commission’s third goal has three sub-goals involving the safe use of medications: Label un-labeled medicines where medicines and supplies are kept. Improve staff communication. Use alarms safely.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Communication Teamwork Follow-Up 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. You want to be sure your team helps patients get better at elements such as mobility and taking medications correctly. Market Your Successes.

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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

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. Management of oral medications. Management of oral medications. Discharged to community. TNC Mobility. Toilet hygiene.

Transfers 52

Transfers Acute Care Follow-Up Discharges 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

I became a liaison to several community and regional health organizations, including the DC Health and Medical Coalition whose primary responsibility is to prepare to cope with natural or man-made disasters that may impact the healthcare systems of the Washington DC region. I spent five days in the hospital and was discharged home on oxygen.

Triage 52

Triage Follow-Up Problem Solving Skills Certification 52

Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

For this section of our Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know To Get Accepted series, I’ll provide a brief rundown of what happens after you graduate from medical school. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. The rest is up to you. The rest is up to you.

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Relias

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Accurate medical coding has a big impact on revenue cycle management (RCM), but it is not the only factor affecting its success. The first set of recommended KPIs pertains to ensuring that medical coding accurately reflects patient conditions and properly documents the care they received. Code and charge accuracy.

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

It addresses common challenges and highlights the importance of accurate and thorough medical necessity documentation , equipping leaders with the knowledge needed to navigate the intricacies of CERT audits effectively. Proper documentation helps demonstrate services were ordered based on medical necessity, not financial gain.

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Documentation Admissions Discharges Billing 130

Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

She credits her education and personal experiences for becoming a well-respected and credible community health leader, propelling her into the national spotlight with appearances on national media platforms as a medical correspondent. So he picked up that habit and suffered severe health issues. ” But I naturally fell into it.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Discharges Huddles/Rounds 52

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Sadly, the frustrating fact is that there’s no rule governing how much time a medical school has to respond to your application. However, we’ll try to answer some of the big questions on med school applicants’ minds, including: How long does a medical school have to invite an applicant to submit a secondary application? Don’t give up!

Admissions 52

Admissions Medication Documentation Follow-Up 52

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

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. Patients who reported at least one SDoH concern were less likely to complete a physician follow-up visit post-discharge than patients who reported no SDOH concerns.

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Hospital Discharges Follow-Up Collaboration 93

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. Each of them is dealing with different medical conditions: George has been diagnosed with heart failure and Dorothy is managing COPD. Take George and Audrey.

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Discharges Hospital Vital Signs Follow-Up 144

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

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. You’re also filling medications for different timeframes when working in institutional pharmacy vs community pharmacy.

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Certification Hospital Huddles/Rounds Insurance 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 of the many responsibilities of nurses is to make sure the proper medical supplies are available in each room. The opportunities for process integration are many.

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Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For God’s sake , get UP !” The nurse thrust me up, yanking me off the floor; I was hanging just by the whim of my hollow, spindly armpits. If you don’t eat, you’ll keep ending up on the floor, and quite frankly, I don’t have the time or care for the extra paperwork. the nurse bellowed close into my ear. I felt hideous.

Admissions 52

Admissions Follow-Up Huddles/Rounds Hospital 52

Setting Sights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Experiencing both sides of the hospital curtain; as a patient, and a medical student. I have already lost one dear grandparent to medical negligence on an understaffed ward in Wales, four years prior. Just two months ago, I was the medical student on a twilight shift in a busy emergency department. Except, it never happened.

Hospital 52

Hospital Follow-Up Admissions Medication 52

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

We must improve care in this area of maternal health by strengthening screening, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and ongoing care using recommended screening tools and evidence-based best practices, as well as developing innovative culturally appropriate community-based programs. Collaborative care models can save lives.

Hospital 40

Hospital Documentation Discharges Best Practices 40

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as Chief Medical Information Officers, start their own companies, work in tech or industry, or advance in clinical leadership roles. So our curriculum really has evolved from that, but follows, so we need business skills. And he saw that actually as a business issue. 8:39] Absolutely.

Admissions 52

Admissions Follow-Up Scheduling Huddles/Rounds 52

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

The obstetrics community has focused on addressing high-risk areas such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal heart monitoring, non-medically indicated Cesarean births, and shoulder dystocia emergencies. A Personal Story of Maternal Mental Health.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Acute Care Discharges Insurance 52

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We discuss in Ending Medical Reversal why we should be suspicious of single center studies. Safety, tolerability and efficacy of up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies for acute heart failure (STRONG-HF): a multinational, open-label, randomised, trial I’ve come out pretty strongly against GDMT.

Follow-Up 107

Follow-Up Discharges Hospital Medication 107

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.”

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Follow-Up Triage Scheduling Discharges 65

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

OSHA is “focusing on follow-up and monitoring inspections of hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that OSHA had previously inspected or investigated,” the memo said. CMS outlined steps that state survey agencies should follow to manage the backlog of complaint and recertification surveys. Is it up to date?

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Acute Care Follow-Up Long Term Care Discharges 52