Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

From electronic health records and clinical research papers to medical imaging reports and patient communications, the sheer volume of healthcare information grows exponentially each year. Data Silos : Different departments often use separate AI tools that can’t communicate or share insights across the organization.

Documentation

Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 20, 2025

Improving Access and Outcomes Using Success, Effort, Emotion, and Trust Metrics A nurse enters a hospital room for a routine blood draw. Hospitals with higher patient experience scores report a 161% better net margin than competitors with low scores. [1] She greets the patient, explains why she is there, and begins the task.

Patient Experience

Connect Care Bytes Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. Care teams can customize the planning tools to adjust which discipline "readiness" statuses are tracked.

Discharges

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 19, 2025

For healthcare providers, IT professionals, and hospital executives, the discharge process is a critical juncture in a patient’s care journey. By Judit Sharon, CEO and founder, OnPage Corporation.

Discharges

CollaborateMD

MARCH 7, 2025

Faster Turnaround Processing Times Automation accelerates processes like discharge planning and procurement of medical supplies. Real-world use case: Automated broadcast communications tools in healthcare can significantly transform how providers interact with patients and manage their care. healthcare system, an additional $16.3

Billing

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

They describe a patient who found themselves discharged from a service for failing to attend an appointment, in spite of their efforts to reschedule. The survey found that nearly two-thirds of patients reported at least one administration or communication problem while using NHS services.

Huddles/Rounds

Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

As you go about your daily duties at work, there are opportunities for you to question whether nursing practices at your hospital are valid and current. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York. This led to better management of patients’ pain, and earlier discharge from the ICU. billion on an annual basis.

Triage

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Hospital administrators across the nation advocate the merits of Magnet designation. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association, awards Magnet status to hospitals that satisfy designated criteria that measure the strength and quality of the institution’s nursing care.

Hospital

EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. Hospitals need to be aware of these state-specific rules as well. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions.

Documentation

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

One of the company’s key messages for CES 2021 was health care delivered outside of hospital settings – especially in a person’s home across the continuum-of-care — for virtual medical care, health promotion, and overall well-being. George tells us about being discharged home after dealing with heart failure in the hospital.

Discharges

Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

Each year, the Joint Commission issues a list of top national patient safety goals for healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing care centers, behavioral health care and human services, ambulatory healthcare, home care, and more. Improve staff communication. Use medicines safely. Use alarms safely. Prevent infection.

Patient Safety

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Transitional care management (TCM) plays a critical role in reducing hospital readmissions by ensuring patients receive proper care and support as they transition from the hospital to home. It offers a more consistent patient experience across various levels of health services by addressing communication breakdowns and continuity gaps.

Discharges

Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2023

It’s all about communication. This applies to all professions–communication is key,” says Dr. Margarita David, DNP, MSN, BSN, BA, RN, PCCN, CSN , founder and CEO of Dr. Registered Nurse Success Academy, LLC. But fine-tuning communication skills sometimes gets pushed aside for the immediacy of nursing duties.

Teamwork

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In June 2021, Montefiore was evaluating performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient experiences and alleviate flow challenges and decided to open a discharge lounge. The idea of a discharge lounge isn’t new, but being assisted by the clinician with whom patients just bonded is. Why did you become a nurse?

Discharges

Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

While the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is a significant tool in measuring patient satisfaction, it represents a single aspect of the overall patient experience. HCAHPS The HCAHPS survey is a standardized tool for capturing patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience.

Patient Satisfaction

Guideway Care

AUGUST 31, 2023

Readmission costs to Medicare is reported at $26 billion annually, with $17 billion of that amount spent on avoidable hospital intakes and readmissions after discharge, according to data from the Center for Health Information and Analysis. Multi-visit patients account for more than half of all readmissions in the United States.

Discharges

Health Populi

AUGUST 22, 2019

Underlying that trust-for-health was communication of a value proposition and transparency — the kind of which Amazon, for example, delivers on their ecommerce platform. Kaufman Hall received input from over 200 executives from academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, community hospitals, and health systems.

Hospital

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Data literacy, the ability to comprehensive one’s “numbers” displayed in lab test results and other patient-facing clinical communications. Medical literacy, such as understanding medical instructions following up procedures, lab tests, and inpatient discharges to the home. On average, U.S.

Follow-Up

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Unfortunately, this hinders effective communication across multiple systems. Since healthcare software developers create a new application without collaborating with other application engineering teams, creating custom interfaces meant different languages and communication gaps. Ultimately, it made compatibility impossible.

Discharges

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When patients consider what they want in a hospital experience, they are looking for excellent and compassionate care, of course. But as patients think about a hospital experience, they are also looking for a factor many don’t know how to describe. And even if they do, it’s tough to find experienced people to do the work.

Discharges

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Pay attention to your record on patients having urgent, unplanned emergency room visits or hospital readmissions within the first 60 days of care by your agency. 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

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

JANUARY 26, 2024

1 “The process of informed consent occurs when communication between a patient and physician results in the patient’s authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention.” On the day of the biopsy, Ms W arrived at the hospital with her mother at 8 am. The patient was taken to the lab for blood work.

Hospital

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

JANUARY 26, 2024

1 “The process of informed consent occurs when communication between a patient and physician results in the patient’s authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention.” On the day of the biopsy, Ms W arrived at the hospital with her mother at 8 am. The patient was taken to the lab for blood work.

Hospital

Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

Improve communication. PAC training directly impacts the lives of the patient PAC services provide an extra level of assistance for people discharged from acute hospitals. They can also avoid hospital readmission, which helps them heal faster. Boost efficiency. Create problem-solvers. Establish accountability.

Acute Care

Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Such a comprehensive model boosts patient outcomes alongside fortifying the infrastructure around hospital systems and physician services. This guidance proves instrumental in curtailing hospital revisits and mitigating other unfavorable outcomes. It also plays a key role in diminishing instances of readmission back into hospitals.

Patient Advocacy

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Immediate Access to Clinical Support Virtual nurses regularly assist with tasks that do not require physical proximity to the patient, such as patient-family education, completing admission and discharge tasks, and participating in two-person verification processes. Luke ’ s University Health Network in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Admissions

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” Patient perception of communication and team discussion are two of those five elements. Assessing communication and collaboration.

Hospice

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Claims-based measures make up 35% of the TPS and are based on acute-care hospitalizations in the first 60 days of care and emergency department use without hospitalization in the first 60 days of care. Discharged to community. Communication. Management of oral medications. Toilet hygiene. Toilet transferring.

Acute Care

Accepted Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

For example, is it a Level 1 trauma hospital? Example: ABC is a volunteer-run free clinic serving Mytown’s Hispanic community. If you say, for example, that you “had to change sheets on hospital beds,” it sounds like you didn’t want to, or that you didn’t enjoy or see the value in the task! A nonprofit organization?

Admissions

Relias

APRIL 18, 2025

Healthcare workers communicate and connect deeply with their consumers not just patients but their families as well. Based on a study by Deloitte , the hospitals who reported better patient experience are the same ones that have higher revenue and better financial outlooks. Here are some steps to guide your analysis: 1.

Patient Experience

Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

CDA The HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) is an XML-based standard that offers a structure or format for sharing clinical data such as progress notes, discharge summaries, and consultation notes. This is done by obtaining access to the communication channel. HL7 vs. FHIR 1. This takes place when a hacker obstructs HL7 messages.

Follow-Up

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Luciana Luciana’s discharge day was getting close. Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. Her hospital course was uneventful, and she made good therapeutic use of her time on the unit. Her door was open, and she waved me in.

Discharges

Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

That re-shaping happened through experiences of the hospital’s clinical functions, caring behaviors, operations, and overall culture. If these four experience-flows were positive, the patient would be discharged from hospital more likely to recommend the provider to friends, family, and social networks…generating trust.

Hospital

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For many hospitals, achieving better outcomes begins with the implementation of improved patient safety protocols. Nurses are a crucial part of a hospital’s efforts to improve patient safety, as they have more direct interaction with patients of any healthcare professional. For example, the study found that 59.2%

Patient Safety

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

g/dL WBC- 7,680 PLTS- 246,000 Bedside Nurse Leader and SWAT RN Collaboration The SWAT RN maintains closed-loop communication with the bedside nurse leader assigned as the primary care nurse for Mr. Alert and anxious, use of accessory muscles of respiration, respiratory distress RR- 32 breaths per minute and labored, BP- 143/88 mm Hg, T- 100.3

Triage

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2022

KaufmanHall, which have been monitoring hospitals’ and physicians’ financial health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, always have an eye on fiscal issues: in this consumer study, the survey assessed consumers’ approaches to financing the seven personal health management activities polled and shown in the second bar chart.

Discharges

Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Physicians can streamline documentation procedures, and generate medical charts, and discharge instructions. ChatGPT Facilitating Translation in Healthcare Patients find it difficult to understand the medical jargon, and this can hamper communication between patients and doctors.

Discharges