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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

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Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow, hospitals have faced growing challenges in navigating complex policies, payer friction, and financial pressures. Recently, I interviewed industry experts who discussed these issues in depth during a live recording of The Better Care Podcast.

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How to Keep Patients Safe in The Hospital

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From patient safety to avoiding medical errors, you have to be efficient in all aspects of efficiency. Millions of people visit hospitals or health centres for medical help every day. To ensure quality, many people wonder how to keep patients safe in hospitals. Running a health centre is not an easy task.

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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

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“This saves physicians what we call ‘pajama time,’ when they finish their work after hours, and the patient gets the full attention from the physician and full eye contact,” he said. Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health.

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Kapi‘olani Nurses Locked Out as Hospital Calls Union’s Bluff

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In a bold move, Kapi‘olani Medical Center has locked out its nurses amidst a heated labor dispute. The hospital is using a legal maneuver to preemptively strike back, bringing in temporary staff to replace the locked-out nurses, signaling their readiness to maintain operations without conceding to the union’s demands.

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Should CEOs Be Liable for Medical Errors Caused by Staff Shortages?

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Two emergency room physicians believe the CEOs of hospitals and health systems should be held responsible for medical errors caused by staff shortages because they aren’t putting enough providers on the floor. I might get some terrible disease or be spit on by one of your psycho patients.”

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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

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The news has been inundated with headlines about how hospitals don’t have the staff to care for the influx of patients. National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, just released a statement blaming hospitals for the recent nursing shortage.

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4 Phases of Emergency Management for Hospitals and Health Systems

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Healthcare leaders should implement these steps in all hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Mitigation involves identifying potential risks specific to hospitals and communities. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes can cause severe damage to hospital infrastructure and disrupt services.