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It Takes Data to Improve Patient Flow
Improving patient flow is a two-pronged process: correct delays as they happen, and look at patterns of avoidable delays and develop solutions.
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Five More Strategies to Improve Patient Throughput
Case managers can’t create good patient flow alone — it takes a team.
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Don’t Leave Managing Patient Throughput Off Your To-do List
Maintaining good patient flow is more important than ever as CMS and other payers move toward payment reform basing reimbursement on the entire episode of care.
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Newest Value-based Purchasing Penalties, Bonuses Draw Fire From Critics
The latest numbers from CMS show more hospitals are being penalized for quality measures in 2017.
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Four Cities Approve Soda Taxes
Do such taxes lead to less sugar consumption and lower rates of obesity and diabetes?
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Is There a Link Between Hormonal Contraception and Depression?
Recent study results not as clear-cut as they seem -
Opioid Poisoning Among Children Skyrockets
Young Americans are likely to overdose on prescriptions meant for other family members, according to new research.
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What Do Gay and Bisexual Men Without HIV Know About PrEP?
Studies have shown that pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, reduces HIV incidence by 92% in HIV-negative people who are at high risk for HIV, including men who have sex with men. -
Researchers Develop Mobile Technology To Prevent and Treat HIV in Young Adults
According to the latest statistics, youth ages 13-24 account for more than one in five new HIV diagnoses in the United States. -
Gender-Affirming Healthcare: How Providers Can Do Better
The healthcare provider’s office is one of the few places where young people can ask questions and address concerns related to gender, sex, and sexuality.