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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

The concept that all companies are “health care companies” takes on greater import in the wake of the pandemic. The 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH) found that two in three large employers see their health and well-being strategy as an integral part of their overall workforce strategy.

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7 Strategies to Gain Success as a Nurse

Minority Nurse

Gaining success as a nurse and landing that dream nursing position is within your reach using these seven strategies from International Nurse Coach Farah Laurent , MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, NPD-BC, TCRN, CPEN, CEN. 1. Believe in Yourself & Promote Yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, it’s hard for others to believe in you. So let’s go!

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

Relias

With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. The program started in 2016 as a pilot to determine the impact of financial incentives on home health agencies in nine states. The pilot program rewarded or penalized agencies based on a total performance score (TPS) compared to other agencies in the same state.

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Measuring the Service Excellence of Your Physician Practice

MedicalGPS

Last week we kicked-off MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor for Excellence: Start Where the Patient Starts (E4E). If you missed last week’s announcement, which included steps #1 and #2 to get started, click here to get the ball rolling. Starting with this online-guided redeployment, MedicalGPS is offering the E4E content to you, free of charge, through a series of YouTube videos complemented by MedicalGPS’ blog posts.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Life Expectancy Falls in the U.S., the Largest 2-Year Decline in 100 Years

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Gastroparesis Awareness Month Highlights GI Disorder

Minority Nurse

Since 2016, August has marked Gastroparesis Awareness Month to raise an understanding and highlight education about this disorder. Sponsored by the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) , Gastroparesis Awareness Month can help all nurses identify patients who might be misdiagnosed. “ Gastroparesis is a diagnosis that refers to abnormal stomach movement with slow emptying of the stomach,” says Mackenzie McArthur MPAM, DMSc, PA-C, instructor in the department

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Be Prepared for Dobbs Decision Impact on Maternal Mortality

Relias

The World Health Organization has tracked maternal mortality rates across the globe since establishing the improvement of maternal health as one of its top priorities. Through its data, we know that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. have steadily increased over the past three decades, even though most of these maternal deaths are preventable. The recent Dobbs decision may raise U.S. maternal mortality rates even further by prohibiting treatment options that involve pregnancy termination for a