Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. We had to reinvent how to engage, monitor, and treat” patients with new approaches both in and outside the acute care setting. What a difference 90 days makes.

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Hospital Acute Care Unit Organization and Environment Vital Signs 149

Relias

JANUARY 9, 2024

Front-line staff in post-acute care settings are constantly on the go — from room to room in a skilled nursing facility or from home to home, caring for people with various needs. Clearly, fitting all of this into their busy work schedules is a challenge. How can you use microlearning in post-acute care?

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Acute Care Continuing Education Teamwork Scheduling 52

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“We’ve created blended and flexible schedules and salary structures that challenge the norms. Whether having two PRN roles, taking locum tenens assignments, or 1099 contract positions, we provide optimal care while living our vision of a liberated life.”

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Acute Care Collaboration Patient Care Patient Satisfaction 119

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This motivated me to strive for positions to inspire other Black future nurses and nursing assistants by teaching and showing them how to truly care for patients in their vulnerable moments. I applied and was accepted into the Residency program here at SRH accepting a position in acute care in our Chestertown facility.

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Acute Care Communication Scheduling Patient Care 98

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Standardize wound care protocols Create and implement evidence-based wound care guidelines that are consistent across inpatient units, discharge instructions, and post-acute care settings. This ensures continuity of care and reduces variation that can lead to complications.

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Discharges Acute Care Follow-Up Hospital 75

Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2023

At the low-end of churn, we see self-service patient scheduling, digital care coordination, data lakes and data fabric, and patient acquisition and activation. Moderate-to-low churn is seen for digital care navigation (including chatbots), patient engagement, hospital at home, digital patient intake, and patient and employee wellness.

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Acute Care Hospital Diagnostics Tests 93

Mobius MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Many organizations adopt Epic because it provides a comprehensive system for managing patient records, scheduling, billing, and clinical workflows. Like Epic, MEDITECH integrates its EHR into a suite of patient management, billing, and scheduling tools. Finally, Epic’s prestigious reputation gives it a leg up in the industry.

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Acute Care Hospital Follow-Up Billing 52

Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Offer a flexible work schedule. Offer a flexible work schedule Promoting a healthy work-life balance is an important key to improving nursing staff retention. Consider a shared governance approach to scheduling Nurses that have input into their schedules are more likely to feel empowered and in control of their work.

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Unit Organization and Environment Shared Governance Critical Thinking Scheduling 98

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

” Once cared-for, the patient can be discharged back into their community, “beyond-the-walls” to home or other neighborhood care site for post-acute care, rehabilitation, or therapy for continued care and restored well-being.

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Triage Acute Care Discharges Appointments 62

Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

These were: Nurses in acute care and ambulatory settings were more likely to say that work has a negative effect on their mental health and well-being. Equip the acute care setting with security measures and devices, such as surveillance, cameras, alarms, locks, and panic buttons.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care De-Escalation Follow-Up Collaboration 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MAY 10, 2024

Launch 8 Hot Topics Day 1 and 2 (CPOE and verbal/telephone orders; Launch 8 workflow updates; prescriber support) Day 3 (find/identify patients with Medical Record Number) Day 4 (IFTs, IFT from ED to IT bed; external vs. internal lab and DI orders; Goals of Care and Green Sleeve) Day 5 (Public Health immunizations in acute care; Continuing Care admission (..)

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Acute Care Admissions Scheduling Communication 40

Minority Nurse

JUNE 18, 2022

As an occupational therapist at VA, you’ll be able to explore opportunities across the continuum of clinical care. Areas of practice include: Acute care. Flexible schedules. These “occupations” – whether at home, school, the workplace, the community or elsewhere – can take on a number of forms. Assistive technology.

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Acute Care Scheduling Insurance Patient Care 52

Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

These were: Nurses in acute care and ambulatory settings were more likely to say that work has a negative effect on their mental health and well-being. Equip the acute care setting with security measures and devices, such as surveillance, cameras, alarms, locks, and panic buttons.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care De-Escalation Follow-Up Collaboration 52

Relias

JUNE 27, 2024

These were: Nurses in acute care and ambulatory settings were more likely to say that work has a negative effect on their mental health and well-being. Equip the acute care setting with security measures and devices, such as surveillance, cameras, alarms, locks, and panic buttons.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care De-Escalation Follow-Up Collaboration 52

Relias

MARCH 17, 2022

Example: Creating a goal to increase the number of staff members that are bilingual by 12% in one year to provide better care for non-English speaking patients. Additional courses can also be included and scheduled for follow-up training as needed. Measure success. Tracking progress is key.

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Follow-Up Best Practices Communication Patient Satisfaction 98

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Comprehensive education for home health staff is vital to boost performance under HHVBP, observed Relias Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. In broad terms, it’s care management through teamwork.

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Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation 52

A Young Doctor's Journey

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, I can add any video I want to my Study Planner , and can even schedule a specific date for it. I attached a picture of the Acute Care section in Family Medicine, where you can see how each pathology is addressed in multiple videos, allowing you to focus your study sessions. Each video is followed by a few questions.

Acute Care 52

Acute Care Follow-Up Tests Scheduling 52

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

With Epic in 38% of acute care hospitals (as of May 2024), their vision of democratizing and validating health AI will also help scale that easy-button for care. That’s already happening with Epic’s collaboration with Microsoft, and health systems expanding AI use across their own enterprises.

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Unit Organization and Environment Collaboration Acute Care Documentation 71

DropStat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ability to Oversee Massive Systems Typically, the chief medical information officer oversees broad systems, including electronic medical records (EMR) and centralized scheduling systems for nursing staff management. Why is a CMIO important in healthcare institutions?

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Medication Medical Secretary Patient Care Acute Care 52

Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Offer a flexible work schedule. Offer a flexible work schedule Promoting a healthy work-life balance is an important key to improving nursing staff retention. Consider a shared governance approach to scheduling Nurses that have input into their schedules are more likely to feel empowered and in control of their work.

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Unit Organization and Environment Shared Governance Critical Thinking Scheduling 52

Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Even small updates to appointment scheduling platforms, waiting room signage and systems, and nurse call buttons can have a significant impact on patient satisfaction. If an organization has difficulty seeing patients in a timely manner, it may need to examine its scheduling process and/or staffing needs.

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Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Scheduling Appointments 52

Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

Using the patient’s name, asking questions that involve the patient in their care, and making eye contact are a few of the many ways healthcare professionals can foster more meaningful care practices. If an organization is struggling to see patients on time, it may be time to reevaluate its scheduling and staffing.

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Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Hospital Scheduling 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The nursing profession has many factors that can negatively impact mental health — high stress, heavy workload, long hours, inconsistent sleep schedules, exposure to trauma, emotional labor, and lack of support. Promoting self-care — Self-care is critical for managing anxiety and depression.

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Patient Satisfaction Scheduling Communication Time Management 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2023

“If this isn’t documented in the record, it delays the authorization — and therefore, delays patient care,” said Budri. If the scheduling team doesn’t collect accurate insurance, for example, an entire claim can get denied. “A 6 – Reduce hours of rework caused by incorrect information “For staff, knowing how is not enough.

Admissions 52

Admissions Documentation Follow-Up Scheduling 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2023

“If this isn’t documented in the record, it delays the authorization — and therefore, delays patient care,” said Budri. If the scheduling team doesn’t collect accurate insurance, for example, an entire claim can get denied. “A 6 – Reduce hours of rework caused by incorrect information “For staff, knowing how is not enough.

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Admissions Documentation Follow-Up Scheduling 52

Relias

MARCH 13, 2025

Many nurses are unable to take advantage of leadership development opportunities because of demanding schedules. Innovation in care models Report: Nurse-led models in primary care, community health, and chronic disease management should expand.

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Emergency Response Precepting Patient Care Hospital 52

Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Travel and flex nursing is known for high pay, which happens to be the number one motivator for becoming a travel nurse, followed by dissatisfaction with management and desire for flexible work schedules. Staff nurses and travel nurses can successfully help manage patient care. Opportunities and support for career advancement.

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Unit Organization and Environment Precepting Hospital Scheduling 52

Relias

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One day, she was working her scheduled clinical rotation shift at the hospital when she began having intense contractions. Cheri DiStefano’s journey continued when she sought to transition to a role with a more consistent schedule to better fit the needs of her growing family. Next step: Serving the healthcare profession more broadly.

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Hospital Scheduling Transfers Continuing Education 52

Relias

APRIL 10, 2025

Schedule regular plan reviews and emergency drills as part of your organizations annual calendar. Use training and education platforms to deliver regular emergency preparedness education for your staff. Leverage government tools and resources , such as those from ASPR TRACIE and FEMA.

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Best Practices Tests Hospice Long Term Care 52

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

By receiving adequate guidance from advocates, patients can avoid ineffective practices such as repetitive testing or overlooking scheduled appointments that could degrade their overall health outcomes. At Guideway Care, our patient advocacy solutions have demonstrated measurable success in improving bundled payment outcomes.

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Patient Advocacy Patient Satisfaction Discharges Hospital 52

Relias

AUGUST 9, 2023

Videotaping or recording live training events and uploading them to a learning management system prevents you from having to send employees off-site or schedule another training. You might have millennials looking to start their career, RNs with decades of experience, or seasoned acute clinicians that are new to the post-acute care space.

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Follow-Up Acute Care Best Practices Tests 52

Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

Some of the differences between fee-for-service and value-based care models are: Fee-for-service…. Links reimbursement to quantity of care. Payments are made based on annual fee schedules or charges for individual tests and procedures. Value-based care…. Links reimbursement to quality of care.

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Patient Satisfaction Tests Medical Coding Billing 52

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Flexible schedules. However, you can find creative ways to boost compensation other than increasing hourly wages. Your home health staff may value additional compensation that goes beyond dollars per hour: Paid sick leave. Performance bonuses. Health insurance plans. Supplemental insurance such as vision and dental. Gym memberships.

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Hospice Certification Collaboration Insurance 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

At Sharp HealthCare, staff members were doing everything right — they used the correct codes, obtained authorizations, and scheduled services appropriately. Is your organization’s coding as complete as it could be? Downcoding by Payers. The properly coded claims were paid — but at a lower amount.

Documentation 52

Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up 52

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

At Sharp HealthCare, staff members were doing everything right — they used the correct codes, obtained authorizations, and scheduled services appropriately. Is your organization’s coding as complete as it could be? Downcoding by Payers. The properly coded claims were paid — but at a lower amount.

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Documentation Medical Coding Admissions Follow-Up 52

Relias

MARCH 31, 2023

These individuals manage a budget, organize shift schedules, monitor compliance, and maintain and secure patient records. The hands-on part of their role includes hiring, training, and evaluating nurses, setting departmental goals, observing patients, and providing medical care.

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Continuing Education Certification Huddles/Rounds Best Practices 52

Relias

AUGUST 4, 2023

Adding benefits related to work-life balance may not make a difference unless they are directly related to giving employees more personal freedom , such as family leave, flexible scheduling, and childcare. 7 – Communicate frequently The saying, “no news is good news” does not necessarily hold true within a professional setting.

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Teamwork Communication Huddles/Rounds Continuing Education 52