Sensible Medicine

JULY 11, 2025

Last spring, I returned to the Longwood Medical Area in Boston to give a talk. Her medical history was only notable for a mastectomy for a rare type of breast cancer, cystosarcoma phyllodes. He adamantly refused discharge to anywhere other than home. I spent a night with him adjusting the medications. We could not.

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Discharges Transfers Tests Hospital 199

Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” In this case, the resident has the right to appeal the involuntary discharge or transfer.

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Discharges Transfers Long Term Care Documentation 59

Scrubs

MARCH 9, 2023

“Madera Community Hospital is dedicated to continuing services to our patients that are in the hospital and will ensure that they are safely transferred or discharged,” the hospital said in a statement earlier this year.

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Hospital Billing Discharges Transfers 244

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

Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 8, 2023

1] The purpose of the prohibition is to ensure licensed physicians are free to exercise independent medical judgment in the best interest of the patient without the undue influence of the corporate bottom line. [2] 2] For years the physician group that filed suit (all board-certified hospitalists) had a direct contract with a hospital system.

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Hospital Discharges Transfers Huddles/Rounds 98

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

In most cases, this data belongs to different medical institutions that process and store it in isolated pools that are poorly structured. Leading medical institutions utilize various IT systems to manage and operate their diagnostic, treatment, and administrative services.

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Transfers Discharges Communication Documentation 52

Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Documentation : Use paper forms or eScription for essential documentation for procedures or intervention results and reports. DOWNTIME” (SmartPhrase) to complete the chart element, indicating that content is available elsewhere in the chart.

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Scheduling Unit Clerk Discharges Admissions 40

Connect Care Bytes Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On this occasion, all Connect Care production systems are affected, including Hyperdrive, Transfusion (WellSky), Content (Quanum), Dictation (Dragon Medical One), OBIX, MUSE and ECG Web, MyAHS Connect, and the Link Provider Portal. The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, September 12, 2024, between 00:30 and 04:30.

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Scheduling Unit Clerk Discharges Documentation 40

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Today, she is an assistant professor at UMass Chan Medical School and its Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing in Worcester, Massachusetts , and a senior telehealth consultant with Blue Cirrus Consulting, Greenville, South Carolina. The patient can often remain in their current unit and avoid transfer to an ICU.

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Admissions Collaboration Discharges Transfers 59

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Management of oral medications. Discharged to community. Toilet transferring. Bed transferring. This measure also includes two aggregate measures, which are called total normalized composite (TNC) self-care and TNC mobility. TNC measures include the following: TNC Self-Care. TNC Mobility. Dressing upper and lower body.

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Acute Care Transfers Follow-Up Discharges 52

Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

This version of HL7 uses standardized messages such as medical orders, demographics, lab results, administrative activities, and financial details. Standard Data: The block encompasses the patient’s name, medical record number, gender, information about the care provider, birth date, etc.

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Documentation Follow-Up Discharges Clinical Operations 52

Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

They tried to convince us, sucked into this bullying blackmail that thankfully, I remained mostly shielded from in that year, mostly due to the concoction of medications I was put on. And I know I am not the only one to feel this either. I can barely remember the journey down there.

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Admissions Follow-Up Huddles/Rounds Hospital 52

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

History and Assessment Mr. Salzo’s medical history is significant for childhood asthma and hypertension. Mr. Salzo is triaged, assessed by an ED nurse, examined by an ED provider, and admitted to a Medical-Surgical Unit. Conclusion Mr. Salzo, transferred to an oncology unit, begins cancer treatment. and HgB- 7.2

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Triage Collaboration Diagnostics Vital Signs 105

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

Failures to follow transfer or discharge requirements. Further reduce the use of antipsychotic medications. CMS has instructed state survey agencies to prioritize surveys of nursing homes that: Report new COVID-19 cases and have low vaccination rates. Are special-focus facilities. Infection control issues. Care quality issues.

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Acute Care Follow-Up Long Term Care Discharges 52

The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There have been calls from many healthcare stakeholder groups to align Part 2 regulations more closely with HIPAA to allow clinicians to view patients’ entire medical records, including SUD records, to get a complete view of a patient’s health history to inform treatment decisions. 21 st Century Cures Act.

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HIPAA Business Associate Appointments Best Practices 127

Connect Care Bytes Blog

APRIL 7, 2025

Documentation : Use paper forms or eScription for essential documentation for procedures or intervention results and reports. DOWNTIME (SmartPhrase) to complete the chart element, indicating that content is available elsewhere in the chart.

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Scheduling Unit Clerk Discharges Admissions 40