Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 4, 2025

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Discharges

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

On this occa sion, all Connect Care production systems are affected, including Hyperdrive, Transfusion (WellSky), Content (Quanum), Dictation (Dragon Medical One), MUSE and ECG Web, MyAHS Connect, and the Link Provider Portal. The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, March 13, 2025, between 00:30 and 04:30.

Scheduling

Sensible Medicine

JULY 11, 2025

Last spring, I returned to the Longwood Medical Area in Boston to give a talk. Her medical history was only notable for a mastectomy for a rare type of breast cancer, cystosarcoma phyllodes. CT died about a week after admission. He adamantly refused discharge to anywhere other than home. We could not.

Discharges

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Patients may develop a disease that requires admission to the hospital, mostly because of lung problems, such as the need for oxygen. Indirect organ damage is common in medical conditions that are severe enough to warrant admission to the hospital. The disease might affect other organs—either directly or indirectly.

Discharges

EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process. Proper documentation helps demonstrate services were ordered based on medical necessity, not financial gain.

Documentation

Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Enhancements to Core Admission and Discharge Navigators Connect Care uses "Navigators" to help prescribers complete complex workflows when key tasks are easy to forget. Core "Admission" and "Discharge" navigators organize review (e.g., problem, medication and allergy validation), action (e.g.,

Discharges

EvidenceCare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In other words, the MA plan may focus its medical reviews on stays of any length in order to ensure compliance with the Two-Midnight Rule. This also means that the medical record must support the reasonableness of the clinician’s admission decision regardless of the total time spent in the facility.

Admissions

EvidenceCare

MARCH 11, 2024

GMLOS is calculated by taking the nth root of the product of the length of stay for a series of discharges, where ‘n’ represents the number of discharges. Unlike GMLOS, ALOS is calculated by adding the total number of stay days for a group of patients and dividing by the number of discharges or admissions.

Discharges

Sensible Medicine

JULY 19, 2023

The slide was meant for new medical student graduates about to start residency. Deliberate practice during internship is probably even more important today than it was in the days before duty hour restrictions and admission caps. Ask yourself what you are doing to solve the problem that led to (or have crept up since) admission.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

For this section of our Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know To Get Accepted series, I’ll provide a brief rundown of what happens after you graduate from medical school. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. urology), while medical specialties (e.g.,

Medication

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Patients may develop a disease that requires admission to the hospital, mostly because of lung problems, such as the need for oxygen. Indirect organ damage is common in medical conditions that are severe enough to warrant admission to the hospital. The disease might affect other organs—either directly or indirectly.

Discharges

Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Deliberate practice during internship is probably even more important today than it was in the days before duty hour restrictions and admission caps. Whatever else goes on in the hospital, this is a problem that needs to be addressed, if not solved, prior to discharge. To force deliberate practice, concentrate on being proactive.

Admissions

Minority Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2024

One surprising aspect of being an infusion nurse is the lack of awareness among many nurses about the field, despite their involvement in infusing medications. Witnessing patients’ journeys from diagnosis to healing at discharge is incredibly fulfilling. What has surprised you about being an infusion nurse?

Discharges

EvidenceCare

JUNE 11, 2024

First, the codes are divided into two categories – medical and surgical. They would submit their charges post-discharge and be reimbursed. Getting a working DRG quickly helps provide a target discharge date and impacts average length of stay. This is the foundation for our real-time dashboard display in the medical record.

Hospital

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Sadly, the frustrating fact is that there’s no rule governing how much time a medical school has to respond to your application. However, we’ll try to answer some of the big questions on med school applicants’ minds, including: How long does a medical school have to invite an applicant to submit a secondary application? Don’t give up!

Admissions

Milwaukee Career College

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What is Medical Assistants Day? National Medical Assistants Day falls on October 18, 2023, however, many observe the entire third week of October as Medical Assistants Appreciation Week! This time of designated gratitude was created in 1980 by the American Association of Medical Assistants.

Medical Assistant

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Workflow automation in healthcare creates an opportunity for medical practices to improve care delivery. Revenue Cycle Management Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) refers to the entire medical billing process, from beginning to end. They must complete several formalities to start working at a medical facility.

Discharges

Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Documentation : Use paper forms or eScription for essential documentation for procedures or intervention results and reports. DOWNTIME” (SmartPhrase) to complete the chart element, indicating that content is available elsewhere in the chart.

Scheduling

DrChrono

JANUARY 3, 2023

Medical records are an integral component of the clinical process. From admission to discharge and beyond, secure, reliable, and accurate record-keeping is paramount to exceptional continuity of care.

Discharges

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Workflow automation in healthcare creates an opportunity for medical practices to improve care delivery. Revenue Cycle Management Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) refers to the entire medical billing process, from beginning to end. They must complete several formalities to start working at a medical facility.

Discharges

Southern Careers Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Medical assistants are the unsung heroes of healthcare. They play a vital role in ensuring that medical facilities run smoothly, providing both clinical and administrative support. If you’ve ever wondered, “Where do medical assistants work?” Medical assistants are the heartbeat of healthcare facilities.

Medical Assistant

Connect Care Bytes Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On this occasion, all Connect Care production systems are affected, including Hyperdrive, Transfusion (WellSky), Content (Quanum), Dictation (Dragon Medical One), OBIX, MUSE and ECG Web, MyAHS Connect, and the Link Provider Portal. The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, September 12, 2024, between 00:30 and 04:30.

Scheduling

Accepted Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

Having worked in admissions for over two decades, I have read thousands of activity descriptions for medical school and related healthcare fields. Other applicants fill out only a few of their activity descriptions, leaving the admissions committees to wonder what they did with the rest of their time. Why did you choose it?

Admissions

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Today, she is an assistant professor at UMass Chan Medical School and its Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing in Worcester, Massachusetts , and a senior telehealth consultant with Blue Cirrus Consulting, Greenville, South Carolina. Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing.

Admissions

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

In most cases, this data belongs to different medical institutions that process and store it in isolated pools that are poorly structured. Leading medical institutions utilize various IT systems to manage and operate their diagnostic, treatment, and administrative services. The message is then transmitted to the concerned department.

Transfers

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

You want to be sure your team helps patients get better at elements such as mobility and taking medications correctly. It is important that patients released from your agency’s care are positioned to avoid hospital admissions for potentially preventable conditions within the first 30 days of release.

Follow-Up

Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For those eight weeks, I witnessed more patients slip away right beside me than I’ve ever seen in all my admissions collectively – lying next to a stale blue curtain that was closed around a still body was an uncomfortable thought and presence. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard.

Admissions

CareerStep

MAY 27, 2024

Working in a hospital pharmacy may involve going on rounds with the doctor or medical students if the particular hospital does rounds, according to Jesie Davenport , CPhT, pharm tech academic lead, and instructor. You’re also filling medications for different timeframes when working in institutional pharmacy vs community pharmacy.

Huddles/Rounds

Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

This version of HL7 uses standardized messages such as medical orders, demographics, lab results, administrative activities, and financial details. Standard Data: The block encompasses the patient’s name, medical record number, gender, information about the care provider, birth date, etc.

Follow-Up

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The worry I have about medical science is that a lot of our experiments produce little to no knowledge. The Trial STRONG-HF studied two treatment strategies after a patient was discharged from the hospital after treatment for heart failure. Because there is a lot more going on than only medical prescribing. To discover things.

Discharges

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Luciana Luciana’s discharge day was getting close. I segued the conversation to finalizing details on her medications and trying to figure out a place for her a place to stay, as the shelters were full. I’ll have it done by the time I discharge.” Despite repeated pleading, she would not take any medication.

Discharges

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

Amidst bullish forecasts for the promise of hospital-to-home discharges, the ability for many patients to make this migration would be a difficult bridge to cross. Patients who reported at least one SDoH concern were less likely to complete a physician follow-up visit post-discharge than patients who reported no SDOH concerns.

Hospital

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

History and Assessment Mr. Salzo’s medical history is significant for childhood asthma and hypertension. Salzo is triaged, assessed by an ED nurse, examined by an ED provider, and admitted to a Medical-Surgical Unit. The patient appears anxious and restless, requiring redirection as the triage nurse processes him. and HgB- 7.2

Triage

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as Chief Medical Information Officers, start their own companies, work in tech or industry, or advance in clinical leadership roles. Welcome to the 540th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Dr. Schulman, welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [2:00] Thanks for joining me. My pleasure.

Admissions

Arkenea

JUNE 27, 2024

EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) are the cornerstone of modern healthcare. Their introduction to the healthcare industry has converted paper-based medical records to electronic ones. Reports say that medical errors are one of the leading causes of death, and electronic medical records leave little to no room for documentation errors.

Acute Care

Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

By identifying patients with complex needs or those at risk for re-admission, healthcare providers can focus their efforts on high-risk patients, improving care coordination and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations. Predictive analytics can also be used to optimize care management and resource allocation.

Discharges

Setting Sights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Experiencing both sides of the hospital curtain; as a patient, and a medical student. I have already lost one dear grandparent to medical negligence on an understaffed ward in Wales, four years prior. Just two months ago, I was the medical student on a twilight shift in a busy emergency department.

Hospital