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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. Incorporating peer benchmarks into stewardship huddles can cut unnecessary therapy days and save significant costs.

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When the System Is Drowning You—This New Standard from the AACN May Be a LifeSaver

Minority Nurse

In the ICU, we operate with strict admission criteria, specific protocols, and staffing ratios designed to match the intensity of the work—one or two patients at most requiring deep surveillance and high-touch care. Fewer admission criteria mean looser ratio limits and clarity around clinical thresholds. It’s more than a document.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. This section delves into the specific criteria and expectations set by CERT audits, emphasizing the need for meticulous attention to detail and documentation accuracy.

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Friday Reflection 38: Yesterday’s Solutions; Today’s Problems

Sensible Medicine

You couldn’t help but feel you were being adopted by a family, apprenticed before admission to a guild, pledged to a select society. Digital X-rays have turned radiologists — once valued colleagues with whom you would round post call — into mere digital signatures. What could possibly go wrong?

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Under New Management: Nurses Share What They Like (and Dislike) About Their Managers

Scrubs

walking into the COVID ICU unit with ‘the suits’ (admin) doing ‘environmental rounds’ (and I mean checking the patient fridge for expired items and nurses’ station for covered cups of water) during a horrendous 4th wave of cases while we are out of ratio and proning everybody, not even stopping to say, “How are you?”

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When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?

Accepted Blog

what’s on their admissions website) and show that you’ve done your research. If you do a good job at showing your fit for a program and highlight your unique qualities in a way that might not have come across as admissions committee members ticked off boxes on their checklists, a Letter of Interest can give you the boost you need.

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BBHR: Improving Primary Care Provider Attachment Management

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Building a Better Health Record (BBHR) As part of our documentation quality improvement initiative , we promote practical ways for clinicians to provide clear and actionable communication at transitions of care. Connect Care displays PCP attachment information in multiple locations and workflows.