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Five Tips for Managing Employed Physicians

Physicians often lead the team that surrounds every patient, and we must integrate them into the patient experience in a way that enables the best patient outcomes.

April 1st, 2021

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Penn Medicine Goes Paperless for Credentials Review Process

The Medical Staff Office (MSO) for Penn Medicine uses Echo as the source of truth for all provider information related to credentialing and health plan enrollment. Recently, the Penn Medicine MSO made a strategic decision to streamline and automate their processes.

April 1st, 2021

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Leadership Development is a Growing Concern in Healthcare

Healthcare providers are functioning in a landscape that seems to be reshaped on a daily basis. While attempting to adjust to the explosion of healthcare reform, new regulations, performance standards, payment structures, ever-changing technology, and myriad other requirements, there remains the need to provide care to patients – and to do it perfectly every time.

April 1st, 2021

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The Growing importance of Performance Metrics Related to Care Transitions from Hospital to Skilled Nursing

Now, as never before, hospitals have a powerful incentive to work closely with nursing homes to improve patient care, control costs, and reduce readmissions.

April 1st, 2021

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Measuring and Improving Skilled Nursing Facility Effectiveness

In today’s value-based payment environment, placing patients in the highest quality, least expensive setting the first time a patient is discharged is vital. Knowing the available options and the quality measures associated with each is crucial.

April 1st, 2021

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Training for Active Shooter in a Hospital: Best Practices

The times we live in call for a more active role in our personal safety and that of hospital patients and staff to be prepared for an active shooter.

April 1st, 2021

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Leaders Take Note: Your Attention to Patients Can Improve Outcomes

Within healthcare, rounding is an effective way for staff to monitor patient recovery and assess fundamental components of the hospital stay. In addition, rounding is used for diverse functions, from auditing hospital equipment to gathering feedback from employees.

April 1st, 2021

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Common Challenges to Purposeful Leader Rounding

Perhaps the most obvious constraint to purposeful leader rounding is time. With the countless tasks that hospital leaders manage behind the scenes to improve care services, it can be challenging to find the time for frontline activities.

April 1st, 2021

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Understanding Compliance for ADA and Section 508 Regulations

Several years ago, we started getting inquiries for our billing, security, and workforce compliance courses to be made compliant with ADA and 508 regulations. In particular, customers were expressing interest in the standards set forth by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as by the ADA.

April 1st, 2021

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Improve Patient Outcomes with Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support

EBSCO Health provides users with a wide array of content covering over 50 nursing specialties, leadership, management, culturally competent care, and more.

April 1st, 2021

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New York State Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP): Heading into Year 3

There are 25 Performing Provider Systems in New York’s DSRIP. Having spent two years getting infrastructure and project plans in place, it is time to start operationalizing all that work. April 1, 2017 marked the beginning of Year 3, and reporting now will be a major focus.

April 1st, 2021

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Communicating with Patients about High Deductible Insurance: Best Practices

But as consumers face higher out-of-pocket costs for care, they become more likely to postpone treatment or service. Two out of five adults with high deductibles have delayed or avoided care based on the amount of out-of-pocket costs, according to a survey by The Commonwealth Fund.

April 1st, 2021

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State of the Industry: Established Competencies Will Drive Better Practices in Clinical Research

The demands on clinical research professionals to deliver high-quality study data more quickly and efficiently have arguably never been greater, but the industry continues to shy away from adapting technologies and new best practices that could help lighten the load.

April 1st, 2021

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Two Moments That Matter For a Patient Receiving Care

For most patients, healthcare is not a daily or yearly event in their lives. When it comes to interactions with a physician, a patient has two very important moments that matter.

April 1st, 2021

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Adapting to the New Realities of Clinical Trials

A sometimes-daunting array of processes and technologies is putting a new kind of pressure on clinical research professionals that demands innovative training and a core reassessment of how to demonstrate skillsets.

April 1st, 2021

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Using Digital Rounding as a Best Practice for Improving Patient Safety

Successful patient safety initiatives improve patient lives and outcomes. Although it may be hard for hospitals to successfully implement changes in workflow to enhance patient safety, technology like digital rounding can make it easier to achieve.

April 1st, 2021

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Preparing Your Practice for Value-Based Care: Five Best Practices

With your Medicare reimbursement at risk based on your participation in the Quality Payment Program this year, it’s critical that you start now. Don’t leave money on the table by failing to prepare

April 1st, 2021

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Patient Safety is Improving: Some Positive Indications of Progress

The most recent National Healthcare QDR cites that measures of patient safety improved, with a 17 percent reduction in HACs.

April 1st, 2021

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Focus on Physician Relationships to Achieve Better Patient and Financial Outcomes

Bethesda Health CFO Joanna Aquilina shares her belief that the key to achieving good patient and financial outcomes is strong physician relationships. She highlights the importance of every CFO’s commitment to this end.

April 1st, 2021

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Exploring Nursing Education Curriculum Changes: Why, What, and Best Practices

Millennial college students have many strengths thanks to their tech awareness, but can come up short in other areas Smart educators will assess their own programs to see where they can help bridge those gaps.

April 1st, 2021

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