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MARCH 4, 2025

You are invited to share your experiences with Connect Care! Connect Care is once again working with the Arch Collaborative to assess best practices in healthcare information technology and the use of electronic health records (EHR). This survey is specifically for clinical staff who provide direct patient care.

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Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

Let’s explore how forward thinking healthcare organizations are already leveraging this technology to improve patient care and operational efficiency. However, success requires careful planning, expert guidance, and commitment to best practices.

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Health Prime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Implementing robust billing systems and software solutions: Enhances efficiency Reduces errors Accelerates revenue cycle processes Enables providers to focus on quality patient care 4. Negotiating payer contracts To negotiate payer contracts, practices should develop a strategic approach and in-depth market knowledge.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

We regularly participate in professional development activities and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible outcomes for our patients. Accessibility promotes open communication and collaboration. How long have you worked in the nursing field?

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2024

As a nurse manager, I am responsible for the unit’s overall operational needs, which include, but are not limited to, interviewing, hiring, performance management, patient safety/patient care initiatives, overall team engagement, patient experience initiatives, process improvement projects, and all other business-related needs.

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

HIPAA regulations: Ensure patient privacy is protected throughout the documentation process. Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) & Stark Laws: These regulations prohibit financial incentives that could influence physician decision-making regarding patient care. Timeliness: Emphasize the importance of timely documentation.

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Top Practices

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This can help cover unexpected staff absences and maintain a high quality of patient care. When team members understand the roles and responsibilities of their colleagues, they can offer assistance when necessary, preventing disruptions in patient care. Moreover, it shows your team that their opinions are valued.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A comprehensive treatment plan template tailored for behavioral health promotes standardized and evidence-based care, ensuring that practitioners follow best practices while addressing the unique needs of each individual client. This fosters a collaborative and goal-oriented approach to mental health treatment.

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Health Prime

JULY 13, 2023

This patient-centered approach improves patient satisfaction and leads to increased treatment adherence and better health outcomes. Collaborative care and care coordination Value-based care encourages physicians to collaborate with other healthcare providers and staff, promoting care coordination and continuity.

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ACMA Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

We will also cover the best practices and recommendations for the buy-and-bill method. Benefits of Buy and Bill The buy-and-bill model offers several advantages for providers, providing them with greater control over inventory management, drug selection, and patient care.

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Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These professionals act as a vital link between patients and other healthcare providers, ensuring collaboration and coordination of care. Mastering non-verbal cues promotes a cohesive, supportive environment that fosters collaboration and improves overall patient care.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

Nursing leaders should strive to be lifelong learners and stay current on best practices and evidence-based research to improve care. This can negatively impact patient outcomes and the quality of patient care. I don’t want to minimize the challenge the nursing shortage presents.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Recently, she presented “Shouldering the Responsibility: Implementation of a Collaborative Shoulder Dystocia Initiative” with her colleagues at the 2022 ASHRM Annual Conference. Nursing is dynamic as patients, acuity, staffing, and medical best practices constantly change. The inception of best practices.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 8, 2024

With over 25 years of healthcare experience, I have become a recognized TV medical correspondent and host of the Ask Nurse Alice podcast, opening doors to business ventures, partnerships, brand collaboration, and even the ability to market and promote my products, services, and brands.

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Health Prime

JULY 13, 2023

This patient-centered approach improves patient satisfaction and leads to increased treatment adherence and better health outcomes. Collaborative care and care coordination Value-based care encourages physicians to collaborate with other healthcare providers and staff, promoting care coordination and continuity.

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Valant

APRIL 1, 2024

An EHR migration can sometimes turn into a nightmare despite careful planning. The transition from one electronic health record (EHR) system to another can be fraught with challenges, leading to disruptions in workflow, productivity, and patient care.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By offering a mix of training methods, staff members can engage with the training content in ways that best suit their learning preferences, leading to improved knowledge retention. Provide ongoing, continuous training Post-acute care is a dynamic and evolving field, with new techniques, technologies, and best practices constantly emerging.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

By participating in public forums, submitting legislative recommendations, and collaborating with advocacy organizations, tribes can influence policy decisions that impact IHS funding. Programs such as these help healthcare professionals implement evidence-based best practices to improve health outcomes.

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Relias

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Instead of immediately putting new nurses directly into patient care, residency programs prepare them with additional skills before they begin independent practice. Burnout can cause nurses to leave their jobs and directly impact their ability to provide quality care.

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Northwest Suburban College

MAY 16, 2024

While direct counseling is generally the responsibility of a pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians play a crucial role in collecting patient information, answering basic queries, and offering support to ensure optimal patient care. This collaboration ultimately contributes to improved patient outcomes and overall healthcare quality.

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Relias

APRIL 17, 2024

How to create a nursing clinical ladder Creating a nursing clinical ladder program requires planning, collaboration, and evaluation. Levels should reflect the different stages of nursing practice, from novice to expert. The program provides advancement opportunities for nurses who choose to focus on clinical practice.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the organizers’ words: “At HAS 24, we will feature trends and best practice experiences tied to this year’s theme, ‘Imagine. Healthcare professionals convene for education, innovation, and collaboration. There are lots of reasons to attend digital health and healthcare IT conferences.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A healthcare organization’s journey to excellence can foster innovation and identify new design approaches that support safer patient care. Ensuring that competent staff deployed quickly to meet the needs of safe patient care required a team-based approach. Multidisciplinary care teams.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 28, 2024

Today’s patients are digitally savvy and expect a seamless, personalized interaction with their healthcare providers. This shift in expectations has led to innovative patient engagement tools that improve patient care and foster stronger relationships between patients and providers.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Obtaining consent from patients at each step along the way is a best practice that helps protect patients’ rights and privacy. Your EHR should allow you to customize your intake packets and allow patients and providers to eSign. A cornerstone of patient-centered care is the behavioral health treatment plan.

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Valant

MARCH 2, 2024

Insurance reimbursement can be unpredictable, as frequent changes in coverage policies and reimbursement rates can lead to difficulties in verifying patient eligibility, obtaining authorizations, resolving claim denials, and more. Collaboration between clinical teams and billing staff can help address these challenges.

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Relias

DECEMBER 15, 2023

When patients are fortunate enough to encounter this characteristic in a good nurse, it makes for a far better care experience and healing journey. Add to this caring for multiple patients simultaneously, and the possibility of making an error can seem almost inevitable. Do you have what it takes to be a great nurse?

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Doximity

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

He is co-founder of the leading neurology board-prep platform NowYouKnowNeuro.com, creator of healthy-cooking website Dehydrate2Store, and a two-time best-selling cookbook author. Dr. Kahl is interested in developing best practices for telehealth and remote patient monitoring to meet his patients where they are.

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Southern Careers Institute

JULY 31, 2023

The adaptability, versatility, and patient-centric approach of medical assistants enable them to bridge the gap between administrative functions and patient care to enhance overall healthcare efficiency. The expanding workload in the primary care settings has created new opportunities for MAs to take on more responsibilities.

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Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

Researchers Enhance Predictive Analytics with SDOH Data Big data in healthcare has the power to transform patient care and patient outcomes. Providers Optimize Value-Based Care Using SDOH Data Value-based care organizations face challenges in fully understanding their patient panel.

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Accepted Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We’re a collaborative school. Patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and system-based practice. And the coaches also meet together and can talk to each other of learning how to best, what is the best practice for advising?

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Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

It aims to provide insight into the different responsibilities and specialized knowledge that oncology nurses possess, ranging from dealing with pediatric cases to administering chemotherapy, highlighting their critical roles in patient care. Pediatric oncology nursing reaches past patient interaction within hospital settings.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

Why It Matters Enhanced Patient Care: Continuous, accurate data from integrated devices empowers clinicians to detect early warning signs, adjust treatments on the fly, and deliver personalized care plans. Best Practices for Implementing Medical Device Integration 7.1

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