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Will New Medicaid Policies Put Hospital Margins at Risk?

EvidenceCare

Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy After a tough few years marked by the pandemic, staffing shortages, and rising costs, hospitals are finally starting to catch their breath. New data reveals a rebound in hospital margins, offering hope for health systems. and operating margins to 5.2%.

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Streamlining Hospital Discharge with Technology: A Strategic Imperative for Reducing Readmissions

Electronic Health Reporter

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.

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Is A Health Unit Coordinator Job Hard?

We Care Online

Health Unit Coordinators perform crucial administrative functions in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities, freeing up medical staff to spend more time with patients. Managing admissions, transfers and discharges. Document and communicate with the healthcare team. Communication skills. Healthcare documentation.

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Insights from Digital Health Leaders at ViVE 2025

EvidenceCare

Instead, he sees an opportunity to integrate multiple services to support both hospital and overall wellness goals. Dr. Wilcoxs journey into digital health started with a simple observation: patients in the post-anesthesia care unit were experiencing unnecessary delays in discharge, leading to longer hospital stays.

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3 Old-School Nursing Methods That Need to Go Away

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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.

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Primary care news round-up (4th July – 9th July 2025)

Practice Index

Warning about handing primary care to acute trusts The Government should be cautious about handing neighbourhood health management to hospital trusts, a senior adviser has warned. This includes discharge summaries failing to reach all the providers, and often not reaching the patients themselves.

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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. In an article titled, “ Can Hospitality Cure the Woes of Healthcare?”