Scrubs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If patients are having trouble following the latest health recommendations, providers can engage with the community to better understand why these problems persist. Yet, every time they would come into the hospital, we would discharge them with the same plan. has a health literacy problem of its own.

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Acute Care Critical Thinking Discharges Follow-Up 261

Practice Index

JULY 10, 2025

It has pointed to Team Up Derbyshire, which links GPs, social workers, carers and nurses, as an example of what it wants to see. New NHS App could leave practices behind Patients could end up using better NHS technology than practices, GP leaders warned as the Government announced details of a new AI-enhanced NHS app.

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Huddles/Rounds Discharges Follow-Up Hospital 52

Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. He ended up staying in the hospital for four days and came out with a bill for over $100,000. Total healthcare spending in the U.S.

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Billing Medication Insurance Follow-Up 245

Mobius MD

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Having AI check errors gives providers peace of mind while speeding up reimbursements and minimizing costly denials. By predicting admissions and discharge patterns, AI helps prevent overcrowding and reduces wait times. Post-visit, AI can guide patients through recovery by sending reminders to take medications or schedule follow-ups.

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Follow-Up Appointments Triage Scheduling 52

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Patients unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge drive up costs, disrupt recovery, and reflect gaps in care. Under HRRP, hospitals received financial penalties if their readmission rates exceeded the national average a move that drove greater attention to discharge protocols and transitional care.

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Discharges Acute Care Follow-Up Hospital 75

EvidenceCare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Impact of the Two-Midnight Rule on Denials At the 2024 HFMA Annual Conference, we asked healthcare executives if they’re seeing any changes following the CMS Two-Midnight Rule, particularly in denials. We’re still facing the same types of denials, especially with short stays where payers push back post-discharge.”

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Documentation Admissions Hospital Discharges 130

Relias

MAY 19, 2025

Relying solely on post-discharge surveys or online reviews means youre reacting too late. These timely insights create a critical window of opportunity to follow up with patients before dissatisfaction turns into disengagement or negative public reviews. rude, confused, pain).

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Follow-Up Discharges Communication 40

Relias

JUNE 3, 2025

Relying solely on post-discharge surveys or online reviews means youre reacting too late. These timely insights create a critical window of opportunity to follow up with patients before dissatisfaction turns into disengagement or negative public reviews. rude, confused, pain).

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Follow-Up Discharges Patient Experience 40

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 14, 2025

Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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Discharges Follow-Up Medication 40

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We meet George and Audrey in their open kitchen-dining room space, with George finishing up a conversation with his cardiologist via a tablet. Take George and Audrey.

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Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Vital Signs 144

Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

General Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] Netcare Update - Connect Care Clinic-Administered Medication Information FAQ Why were my discharged patient's DI orders cancelled?

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Discharges Follow-Up Medication 40

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. These particular models concentrate on consolidating payments for all services provided during an episode of care into one bundled payment.

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Patient Experience Acute Care Discharges Collaboration 52

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By focusing on follow-up care, medication management, and patient education, TCM addresses the primary factors leading to readmissions. Effective TCM programs include key components such as comprehensive discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and patient education, which collectively enhance patient engagement and outcomes.

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Discharges Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up Transfers 52

Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

RAG systems can reduce this to minutes by: Instantly retrieving relevant studies from vast medical databases Summarizing key findings in the context of your specific research questions Identifying gaps in current research that align with your organization’s capabilities Comparing treatment outcomes across multiple studies with your patient population (..)

Documentation 52

Documentation HIPAA Discharges Medical Coding 52

EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

A compliance measure calculates the percentage of patients discharged in the appropriate inpatient or observation bed status—a determinant that can result in major financial repercussions if misclassified. The goal for the compliance measure is to have over 95% of discharges compliant. As researched by OS Inc., “If

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Documentation Admissions Discharges Billing 130

Relias

MAY 19, 2025

After a positive interaction or survey response, follow up with an automated message asking them to post a review on sites like Google, Healthgrades, or Yelp. Use your experience data to identify common concerns like long wait times or unclear discharge instructions and make targeted improvements.

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Discharges Patient Experience Follow-Up 40

CollaborateMD

MARCH 7, 2025

Automation tools like RPA in healthcare can handle repetitive tasks like data entry and insurance claim processing to free up valuable time and reduce administrative burden. Improved Efficiency and Accuracy The American Medical Association (AMA) estimates that up to 12% of medical claims are submitted with inaccurate codes.

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Billing Appointments Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

The prep/lead-up: For me, it started with a video visit with the fertility doctor, and the following day I went into the office for a physical, initial bloodwork (hormone panel, as well as basics) and an ultrasound. Finally, it was approved, and I was to pick up my meds so that we could start! And then we waited.

Medication 52

Medication Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

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 52

Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Hospital Follow-Up 52

Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

It includes 29 questions covering various aspects of healthcare, such as communication with nurses and doctors, hospital environment, pain management, and discharge information. Also, factors such as pre-hospitalization experiences, post-discharge follow-up, and outpatient care are not included in the HCAHPS survey.

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Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Discharges Outpatient Care 52

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

Discharges 52

Discharges Admissions Scheduling Appointments 52

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Once purchased, most consumers set up devices themselves. Medical literacy, such as understanding medical instructions following up procedures, lab tests, and inpatient discharges to the home. Please follow my posts here on Health Populi all this week during the consumer electronics show (100% virtual!)

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Follow-Up HIPAA Discharges Tests 77

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Vanderbilt-led study will build on the burgeoning national effort to unite ICU clinicians and primary care providers in providing comprehensive care for patients starting when they are discharged from the ICU and continuing through transitional outpatient care.

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Discharges Collaboration Outpatient Care Care Plan 59

Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Effective communication is the key element of a positive patient experience, from the first point of contact to post-appointment follow-ups. This is a path that begins with the recognition of a health problem and ends with follow-ups after therapy. Make listening to patients a top priority.

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Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Appointments Communication 90

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.

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Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Patient Experience 52

Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The rest is up to you. The drawback of this is having to pick up and move two times. Many institutions offer more preliminary internships than residency spots (cheap labor), so interns who have not been accepted to residency can work hard and hope for acceptance (or at least a good letter of recommendation) the following year.

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Medication Admissions Follow-Up Physical Exams 98

Relias

MAY 6, 2025

Organizations can leverage: Messages with links to support resources, programs, or education Outreach to patients with specific diagnoses to make them aware of relevant healthcare resources Proactive care outreach, such as asking patients if they have filled prescriptions, made follow-up appointments, and understand post-discharge instructions Community (..)

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Appointments Discharges Follow-Up Best Practices 52

Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

Discharges 40

Discharges Admissions Scheduling Appointments 40

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. At a minimum, each patient’s medical record should reflect care team coordination at the following time points: Start of care.

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Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2024

For early discharge monitoring , being moved from inpatient monitoring to home monitoring with follow-up care and support, again in the comfort and safety of that patient’s home.

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Vital Signs Hospital Collaboration Discharges 71

Minority Nurse

MAY 31, 2023

Growing up as a Filipino American, I was raised in a culture that highly valued family and tradition, and those two values were celebrated with aunties, uncles, and cousins over delicious Filipino food. Filipino cuisine is not only rich in culture, but it is also rich in flavor.

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Discharges Follow-Up 52

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2021

That means making sure they are compliant with all required training, are up to date on evidence-based practices, and have the knowledge and skills to consistently provide high-quality care. Another goal is setting your patients up for success after home health services end.

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Follow-Up Discharges Admissions Hospital 52

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 Typically, message events are of the following two forms: Flat Files- HL7 Version 2.4 HL7 messages consist of the following components: 1. It enhances healthcare interoperability and defines the format for the sharing of healthcare information.

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Transfers Discharges Communication Documentation 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In a study conducted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing , 75% of organizations that began using value-based contracts achieved benchmark results in the reduction of readmission rates and post-discharge follow-up among clients with comorbidities. How do you stack up to peer organizations?

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Discharges Insurance Hospital 52

Relias

JUNE 2, 2025

After a positive interaction or survey response, follow up with an automated message asking them to post a review on sites like Google, Healthgrades, or Yelp. Use your experience data to identify common concerns like long wait times or unclear discharge instructions and make targeted improvements.

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Discharges Follow-Up Patient Experience 40

Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Utilizing data from the most recent three calendar years, the PEPPER offers providers specific Medicare data statistics for discharges or services that may be vulnerable to improper payments. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities. Home health agencies. Reducing audit risks.

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Acute Care Interdisciplinary Team Billing Hospice 52

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. TNC measures include the following: TNC Self-Care. Management of oral medications. TNC Mobility.

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Acute Care Transfers Follow-Up Discharges 52