Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 20, 2025

The following steps outline how healthcare providers can implement the four key PX dimensions. How much faith do you have in our ability to deliver the quality care you need? Putting the Four PX Dimensions to Work Elevating PX takes time and a willingness to see things through the eyes of the patient.

Patient Experience

Arkenea

JULY 23, 2025

Patients should be able to view statements, make payments, set up payment plans, and communicate with billing staff through the portal. Rejection and denial identification systems analyze claim responses and categorize denials by reason code, enabling prioritized follow-up based on financial impact and likelihood of successful appeal.

Billing

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

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.

Patient Experience

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

NHS England states that regional teams should be working with local government partners to set priorities for 2025/26, with an emphasis on improving timely access to general practice, urgent and emergency care, and reducing long and costly admissions to hospitals or care homes.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Piraino also discusses the role of secondary essays in evaluating applicants and explores why teamwork, resilience, and cultural awareness are important in the admissions process. Show Notes: Our guest today is Dr. Beth Perino, Associate Dean for admissions at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Well, thank you.

Medication

Health Populi

MARCH 20, 2025

We need innovation and the ability to be flexible and keep up with changes in our models and the market, which is limited by the single vendor mindset. My question to Harm: What would you like to see happen among the health IT buyers once they open up to the Unvendor concept? Second, consider user experience.

Follow-Up

The Healthcare Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

Wonks like me believe that if you introduce such a relationship patients will receive preventative care, will get on the right meds and take them, will avoid the emergency room, and have fewer hospital admissions—as well as costing a whole lot less. So why are they kept around by the bigger systems?

Hospital

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 9, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Payer Weekly Every Wednesday IT Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 4: AI Will Improve Your Patients’ Experience Patients today are tech-savvy and expect their healthcare to be able to keep up with a fast-paced world. Follow the changes here.

Follow-Up

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 19, 2025

Up to 70 years of age, the all-cause mortality rate is ≈4 times higher in the US versus comparable countries of the Western hemisphere. For one thing, he has teamed up with public health champions Bhattacharya to lead the NIH and Marty Makary to lead the FDA. Yet there is a very high, unexplained excess mortality among Americans.

Scheduling

The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. A key factor in the wave of denials was the increased centrality of hospital emergency admissions as the main gateway to complex and expensive inpatient care.

Insurance

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 16, 2025

This differs from the normal frequentist analysis in which authors describe how surprising the data are given the made-up assumption that there is no difference in the treatments. The mean (±SD) incidence of the composite of death or readmission to the hospital within 90 days after the index admission was 20.3±3.5%

Hospital

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 28, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Payer Weekly Every Wednesday IT Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The operator downwardly revised predictions for equivalent admissions this year, from growth of 3% to 4% to growth of 2% to 3%. Sign up A valid email address is required.

Follow-Up

Sensible Medicine

MAY 9, 2025

You need to learn to keep up and because true expertise only develops through deliberate practice. It often occurs following nasal surgery. I totally disrespected them for the admission, until they were proven correct.) Nobody leaves training with knowledge sufficient for a career. I learn from colleagues and journal articles.

Admissions

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 15, 2024

The medical college admission test contains many irrelevant questions that have nothing to do with being a doctor. There was a follow-up component to the biochemistry question, and it too was a logic puzzle, however, unfortunately it was incorrect. Next up… residency. I recently did some sample MCAT questions.

Medication

EvidenceCare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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. Be on the lookout for post discharge audits as the Medicare Advantage plans do not have to follow the two-midnight presumption. Another issue is “inpatient only” procedures.

Admissions

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. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions. As researched by OS Inc.,

Documentation

Accepted Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

These are not convincing if they’re not backed up with evidence. If you are writing about a goal you achieved or a project you completed, spell out the process you followed. Admissions committee readers are just like you and me: they love a good story. Schedule a free consultation with an Accepted admissions expert.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

Mike knew that an intern on his team was struggling with speaking up on client projects, so he mentored the individual throughout the summer and encouraged them to take on a key role on a final presentation. Generic writing is uninteresting, and dull writing can hurt your admissions chances. A tight client deadline?

Admissions

Accepted Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Show Summary In this episode of Admission Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham addresses the concerns of medical school applicants who have not yet received interview invitations. She debunks the myth that not receiving an invitation by Thanksgiving means rejection and shares insights from several admissions directors.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Show Summary Welcome to the 600th episode of Admissions Straight Talk ! Show Notes Welcome to the 600th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s free guide, Med School Admissions, What You Need to Know to Get Accepted can tell you exactly what you need to do. Dr. Schmude, welcome back to Admission Straight Talk.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

If you’re writing a recommendation for someone, or you’re drafting your own recommendation for your recommender to edit, these elements will help you structure your letter effectively and highlight the information the admissions committees want to see. this is valuable information that the admissions committee needs.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Whether you picked the book up in a store or library, or downloaded free sample online, you probably made a pretty speedy decision about whether it would hold your interest. Admissions committee members are human. In every case, the lead begins a story that makes the reader sit up and say, “Ah!

Admissions

Accepted Blog

AUGUST 28, 2024

Be sure to get feedback, either from your medical school or a medical school admissions expert. Follow your medical school’s guidelines, and submit them as early as possible so you have time to incorporate any feedback. Your application should look professional and show the maturity you have gained in the past four years.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

If you have been placed on a medical school’s waiting list , you can send the admissions committee a letter to reiterate your interest in the school. That said, medical schools receive many follow-up letters, so they are likely numb to generalizations, flattery, and overwritten letters. Stay concise (one page or less).

Admissions

Intercoast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Admissions Process: The path to enrollment at InterCoast is designed to be clear and supportive. We encourage potential students to engage with our admissions team and discuss the applicants’ career goals. Bring up any tuition concerns, and if it works for you, you can take steps toward achieving your career aspirations.

Admissions

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.”

Follow-Up

Accepted Blog

MAY 22, 2024

And from an admissions perspective, it’s essential that applicants from these groups consider how to best present themselves in their medical school applications. Self-identifying is the easiest way to let admissions committees know that you are part of an underrepresented ethnic or racial group, but it’s not the only way.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Show Summary Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke University School of Medicine joins us to discuss how applicants can earn a spot in this highly competitive program. Show Notes Welcome to the 593rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s Med School Admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check.

Admissions

Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

” My ears prick up. “Yes, it often peaks up to 140 mg/dL (7.8 By his own admission he feels trapped and no longer knows what to eat; “I thought fruit was healthy, but it spikes [glucose levels]” he adds. He goes for walks after meals “to flatten peaks.” “Peaks?”

Tests

Accepted Blog

MAY 8, 2024

For example, maybe one of your siblings has a rare disability, or you grew up in a town with fewer than 500 inhabitants. Admissions officers believe that diversity in the classroom improves the educational experience of all the students involved. For example, perhaps you’re part of the 0.2% Deeds What have you done?

Unit Organization and Environment

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

These numbers spell opportunities, but you may end up struggling with immense work pressure. It sets you up for better career prospects. It also offers a comprehensive overview of these online courses, from admission requirements to eligibility, program features, accreditations, and placement support. Right now, there are 2.83

Communication

Minority Nurse

AUGUST 24, 2022

It was not long before I started picking up per diem job opportunities to explore and broaden my horizons as a nurse. I applied for a position as Neuroscience Nurse Navigator at The Valley Hospital , which allowed me to create and develop the role to support the patients during their admission and help them maintain outpatient follow-up.

Medical History

Practice Index

AUGUST 22, 2024

In our small survey, the next most-popular action was halting the rationing of referrals, investigations and admissions, and pausing the sign-up to new data-sharing agreements or local system data-sharing platforms. However, this may change as nearly half indicated they were considering this as an option to ramp up action.

Follow-Up

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. The rest is up to you. The drawback of this is having to pick up and move two times. Let’s take a look at the different stops you’ll make along the way.

Medication

Accepted Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

The most reliable source of information about allopathic medical schools is the Medical School Admission Requirements ( MSAR ) website, offered by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). Follow these steps: Step #1: Calculate your stats and be kind to yourself. Step #2: Address a decreasing trend in your GPA. We can help!

Medication

The Healthcare Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Some solutions are cropping up to pave the way. But one-size-fits-all solutions centered on medication as a silver bullet to obesity are only setting up patients and payers for failure. Similarly, those whose sole promise is to deprescribe, don’t follow the evidence. They’re itching for an easy off-ramp.

Medication

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

She grew up in a small town in Nigeria, where career options were limited for women, and her desire to become a nurse was considered too ambitious. Growing up, I had always wanted to be a nurse. At the time, college admission was based on who you knew and how much money you had. What inspired you to become a nurse?

Follow-Up