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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

Say what you’re looking for and what the risk of discharge is in every single progress note. Build Multidisciplinary Teams for Discharge Planning Hospitals can streamline patient care by creating multidisciplinary teams focused on discharge efficiency. Every day, in every note, say why this patient can’t go home yet.

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Reducing Clinical Variation: A Practical Guide for Health System Leaders

EvidenceCare

Behind every excess test, unnecessary admission, or prolonged length of stay lies a variation in practice—often unintentional, sometimes unavoidable, but frequently addressable. It can lead to unnecessary tests, treatments, admissions, and extended hospital stays , all of which inflate costs and introduce potential harm to patients.

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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

Real-time dashboards can also flag length of stay variance, prompting collaboration to streamline processes and free up capacity for higher-acuity admissions. Targeted clinical decision support , such as focusing on same-day discharge rates for low-risk patients, can increase evidence-aligned discharges and reduce readmissions.

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Is A Health Unit Coordinator Job Hard?

We Care Online

Managing admissions, transfers and discharges. Health Unit Coordinators perform crucial administrative functions in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities, freeing up medical staff to spend more time with patients. Common tasks include: Managing patient records. Arranging appointments for tests and procedures.

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Between the Charts: CMIO Newsletter for Prescribers - Issue 19 Now Available

Connect Care Bytes Blog

This issue includes information on: July Optimization (a.k.a.

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

By predicting admissions and discharge patterns, AI helps prevent overcrowding and reduces wait times. AI tools can help balance the ecosystem by improving resource management, from bed availability to diagnostic equipment usage.

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How BPCI Enhances Patient Experience and Lowers Costs: A Comprehensive Guide

Guideway Care

Advancing these efforts, the BPCI Advanced model introduces a consolidated retrospective payment system that addresses services within a 90-day period following discharge or outpatient procedures. It enhances coordination between providers while motivating them toward comprehensive management strategies focused on complete patient care.