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Elevating Care Quality: The Role of Competency Assessments and Evaluations

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Whether its skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, or home health agencies, regulatory bodies require that healthcare providers demonstrate competency in delivering patient care. Enhanced patient safety and satisfaction The primary goal of competency management is to ensure that healthcare professionals provide safe and effective care.

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What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

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By avoiding hospitalizations through better preventative care, fewer people will need acute care — including people who are currently in skilled nursing facilities, home health, long-term care, and inpatient rehabilitation.

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What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

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By avoiding hospitalizations through better preventative care, fewer people will need acute care — including people who are currently in skilled nursing facilities, home health, long-term care, and inpatient rehabilitation.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

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Wojtusik shared key factors that hospital systems should look for when they establish their preferred SNF network: Type of cases the facility takes on The volume of patients in the facility The average length of stay in the facility Readmission rates Patient satisfaction level Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating (..)

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elodia Mercier

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I started as a staff RN in 1984 in the Neurology unit of Montefiore and then moved to the Rehabilitation units for long-term care. I was then promoted to become a Patient Care Coordinator and then a Nurse Manager in the Department of Medicine.

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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

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Since 2016, fewer patients with severe wounds have received care in long-term care hospitals, and more patients have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. The post Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care appeared first on Relias.