EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

A compliance measure calculates the percentage of patients discharged in the appropriate inpatient or observation bed status—a determinant that can result in major financial repercussions if misclassified. The goal for the compliance measure is to have over 95% of discharges compliant. As researched by OS Inc., “If

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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.

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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.

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Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Discharges Outpatient Care 52

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.

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Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Communication Appointments 90

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.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Physicians can streamline documentation procedures, and generate medical charts, and discharge instructions. ChatGPT has become a global phenomenon, with over 1 million sign-ups to try the chatbot post-launch. With its advanced content creation features such as essays, poetry, and fiction, this AI technology is picking up pace.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Discharges Problem Solving Skills Appointments 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.

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Medication Admissions Follow-Up Physical Exams 98

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.

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Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation 52

DropStat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Some areas of patient education are: certain care procedures , such as changing a bandage disease management , such as insulin injections explaining discharge instructions pre-operative and post-operative instructions sharing of printed patient education material or digital resources What is the nurses’ role in patient education?

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 HL7 messages consist of the following components: 1.

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Transfers Discharges Communication Documentation 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.

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Acute Care Unit Organization and Environment Long Term Care Hospice 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’s no uniform schedule for med school interviews. There are always applicants who get later interviews, however, so don’t give up hope. Don’t give up!

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Admissions Medication Documentation Follow-Up 52

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

It could be very beneficial to get an internship in either of these settings, particularly if institutional pharmacy is where you want to end up. A pharmacy technician may also be involved in resolving insurance issues.

Hospital 52

Hospital Certification Huddles/Rounds Insurance 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

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. Advocates play an essential part in this process by providing education and ongoing support for post-discharge procedures.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

I was responsible for scheduling, shift coverage, producing monthly metrics reports for my team, writing staff evaluations, training, and of course, continuing my work on the phones. I spent five days in the hospital and was discharged home on oxygen. In 2018, I was promoted to my current role of managing director of NCPC.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Triage Problem Solving Skills Certification 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. Yes, better way to put it. [6:44]

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Admissions Follow-Up Scheduling Huddles/Rounds 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

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?

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Follow-Up Long Term Care Discharges 52

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2025

The differential diagnosis includes a rotator cuff strain (probably infraspinatus), osteoarthritis (maybe flared up with the gardening), the beginning of adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), or even Lyme arthritis (again, given the gardening). He discharges the patient with instructions to follow up if necessary.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

T-minus 0: Share and Learn Launch 9 Supporters Handout Reminder for Launch 9 Supports Resources for Super Users and Area Trainers on Launch 9 Support Issues FAQ Do I use a Recommendation or Referral to send a patient to an allied health provider?

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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 197

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After considering the comments and feedback, the HHS then releases a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which is followed by a comment period. The proposed new HIPAA regulations announced by OCR in December 2020 are as follows: Allowing patients to inspect their PHI in person and take notes or photographs of their PHI.

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