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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

This blog outlines practical ways to harness those levers, align clinical and financial goals and, most importantly, build momentum for lasting change. For example, real-time analytics can reveal when certain tests or procedures exceed local benchmarks. to “How do we improve?”

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How Denver Health Reduced Length of Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide

EvidenceCare

This blog highlights the journey of Denver Health a public safety-net system in Coloradoas a leading example of how hospitals can move the needle on LOS. Read our blog for a deeper dive on GMLOS and ALOS. DRG (Diagnosis-Related Group) : A classification that groups patients with similar clinical conditions and resource needs.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. Since 2023, 27 states and the District of Columbia have granted NPs full practice authority (AANP, 2023).

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Healthcare AI: What’s in your chatbot?

The Healthcare Blog

As consumers flock to AI for healthcare, their questions and needs highlight the limits of off-the-shelf bots — and the pent-up demand for no judgment, all-in-one, personalized help. For most, AI serves as a souped-up, user-friendly alternative to search engines. They were looking to verify and validate what they’d heard.

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Primary care news round-up (10th July – 16th July 2025)

Practice Index

Associates become assistants after major review Physician associates are to be called "assistants" following a detailed inquiry into the controversial issue. New support tested for fit note patients A £1.5 million project is to test an alternative approach to GPs issuing fit notes to patients, it has been announced.

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Manage your EHR inbox more effectively with these tips

Mobius MD

While we often focus our blog articles on streamlining clinical documentation , managing the deluge of messages in your EHR is equally important. For the average PCP seeing 20 patients per day, that adds up to over 13 hours per week. Use Message Templates Dont type the same response over and over.

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Mental Health’s Unfinished Digital Revolution

The Healthcare Blog

Following the surge, investment plummeted. What investors see is unmet demand for mental health and substance use treatment, and a historic opportunity for digital health to step up and deliver solutions that are scalable, accessible, and affordable. Those regions are ripe for follow-on expansion and digital scale.