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How CMS’ TEAM Initiative Helps Prevent Surgical Readmissions With Better Wound Care

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Patients unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge drive up costs, disrupt recovery, and reflect gaps in care. TEAM encourages the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care , rewarding providers who reduce complications, coordinate care effectively, and support patients after discharge.

Discharges

Discharges Follow-Up Acute Care Hospital

Meet Nancy Colobong Smith, American Nephrology Nurses Association’s President-Elect 2023-24

Minority Nurse

MARCH 15, 2023

March is National Kidney Month and Minority Nurse caught up with nephrology nurse Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN to find out what it’s like to be a nurse in this specialty. I also am consulted regarding evidence-based practice and care planning.

Certification

Certification Follow-Up Acute Care Patient Care

Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Mandated by Medicare’s Conditions of Participation , care coordination is one of the most common citation areas on home health surveys. 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.

Hospice

Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation

Nursing Maneuvers for Shoulder Dystocia

Relias

MAY 13, 2024

While shoulder dystocia is not a common occurrence — statistics show it occurs in only up to 2% of births — it can cause complications for the parent and baby without rapid intervention. Studies indicate that better outcomes are directly tied to a prompt response from care teams, making the nurse’s role in shoulder dystocia a vital one.

Best Practices

Best Practices Follow-Up Teamwork Continuing Education

Understanding Transitional Care Management in Reducing Readmissions

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Transitional care management (TCM) plays a critical role in reducing hospital readmissions by ensuring patients receive proper care and support as they transition from the hospital to home. By focusing on follow-up care, medication management, and patient education, TCM addresses the primary factors leading to readmissions.

Discharges

Discharges Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction Hospital

Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

We rely heavily on our coding quality team to onboard new coders and get them up to speed on our quality standards,” said Jake Hess, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Shared Services at Spectrum Health. You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters.

Documentation

Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up

Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

We rely heavily on our coding quality team to onboard new coders and get them up to speed on our quality standards,” said Jake Hess, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Shared Services at Spectrum Health. You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters.

Documentation

Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up

Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By incorporating care coordination practices such as risk assessment, care planning, care transitions, patient education, patient navigation, telehealth, and home visits, care coordination teams can bring in resources to help patients navigate health concerns that span physical, behavioral, and social risk factors and needs.

Care Plan

Care Plan Patient Satisfaction Acute Care Collaboration

Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing: Strategies and Practices

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Afraid to speak up, employees may hesitate to disclose a mistake, directly jeopardizing patient safety. This type of fear-induced workplace culture adds an additional source of anxiety to an already stressful profession, further impacting a nurse’s ability to effectively care for patients.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety Discharges Communication Medication

New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interoperability rule in March 2020 that applies to Medicare- and Medicaid-participating short-term acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, children’s hospitals, cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs).

HIPAA

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How CMS’ TEAM Initiative Helps Prevent Surgical Readmissions With Better Wound Care

Meet Nancy Colobong Smith, American Nephrology Nurses Association’s President-Elect 2023-24

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

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