Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As nationwide expansion begins in 2023, the program is expected to save $3.376 billion in the next five years (2023-2027). Waiting until 2023 may put your agency at a disadvantage compared to your peers. CMS indicated it will provide agencies with their benchmarks and achievement thresholds prior to 2023.

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Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They will be relied upon to help patients understand what they need to know after being discharged. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall employment of medical assistants is expected to grow 15% from 2023 to 2033 , which means you can expect nearly 120,000 job openings each year, on average.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This free resource is accessible online and can play an essential part in your internal compliance program in 2023, a year of increased oversight by CMS. Why should you read the PEPPER? This report can help organizations identify potential overpayments as well as potential underpayments.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

According to a 2023 LinkedIn Learning survey , 93% of organizations are concerned about employee retention, and the number 1 way they are working to improve it is by providing learning opportunities. Support positive relationships between staff and those they serve. They can also avoid hospital readmission, which helps them heal faster.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 17, 2023

These 2024 ICD-10-CM codes will be for discharges and patient encounters from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. Also, the CMS updated the 2024 addendum, code descriptions in tabular order, and code tables, tabular list, and index. Staying updated on ICD-10 coding changes is essential for medical practices.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 17, 2023

These 2024 ICD-10-CM codes will be for discharges and patient encounters from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. Also, the CMS updated the 2024 addendum, code descriptions in tabular order, and code tables, tabular list, and index. Staying updated on ICD-10 coding changes is essential for medical practices.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly. Communicating clearly about medication requirements during transitions of care — either from one hospital setting to another or during a hospital discharge — helps prevent errors. Improve staff communication. Use alarms safely.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” As part of discharge planning. One of the goals of the nationwide rollout of VBP is to integrate and coordinate care,” Salisbury-Sizemore said.

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Relias

APRIL 18, 2025

According to Feedtrails report, The Top Patient Experience Challenges of 2023 , which analyzed over 2 million patient responses, the overall patient NPS score in 2023 was 89. Its best to measure healthcare NPS immediately after a patient interaction, such as after a visit or discharge, when the experience is fresh in their minds.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Accepted's Medical School Interview Timeline Medical school Interview timeline (2023-2024 application cycle) Are updates / LOI's accepted? For the 2024 application cycle, the school will send out invitations for interviews on a rolling basis beginning in July 2023. Any additional information or materials will be discarded.

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The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

” Her discharge notes state Difficulty coping with anxiety for past 1-2 weeks. She presented back at the ED the day after her initial discharge with additional hemorrhage concerns. She was discharged with blood pressure medication. She delivered her baby after a 30+ hour labor culminating in postpartum hemorrhage.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

Personal data is defined as any information linked or reasonably linkable to a Virginia resident, excluding publicly available information, protected health information covered by HIPAA, health records, patient identifying information, and other information relating to compliance with various other federal laws.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Susan Dresser, Cynthia Teel, and Jill Peltzer, in their 2023 article entitled, Frontline Nurses’ Clinical Judgment in Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Patient Deterioration: A Qualitative Study , noted that nurses who work at the bedside are essential in the recognition of patients’ decline and initiating contact with the SWAT RN.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

Alice Benjamin is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. Because people go to the hospital, they receive care, get discharged, and then they’re in the community with whatever resources they have. So I did a lot of bridging the gap.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

AUGUST 28, 2024

6 However, in June 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled that the president did not have the authority to implement that plan. 18 In order to discharge federal student loans, a person must be totally and permanently disabled. Legal Challenges The president’s attempts at student debt relief have been plagued by legal challenges.

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Relias

JULY 20, 2023

During discharge planning when documenting in the electronic medical record, the care team should perform a thorough assessment of behavioral and social risks and act on any identified risks to ensure appropriate evaluation and care. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, OCR has yet to provide a date for when the Final Rule will be issued, but it is likely to result in HIPAA changes in 2023, although they may not become enforceable until the following year. The post New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023 appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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