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PAs Provide More Patient Contact, Reduce LOS, and Maintain Quality
Northwest Hospital, part of LifeBridge Health in Randallstown, MD, can employ nearly two PAs for the cost of a physician, so patients can be seen more frequently. They make up one of several strategies the hospital uses to make the observation unit as efficient as possible.
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Data Analytics and AI Help Improve Patient Care
A network of hospitals, clinics, and home care services in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin has improved clinical effectiveness, care quality, and patient experience by looking at risk analytics and applying the findings to patient care.
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Hospitals Reduce Harm While Focusing on Fewer Metrics
Metrics can pile up until they become overwhelming to clinicians and administrators alike, with their usefulness lost in the process. The solution may be to strategically reduce the number of routinely reportable metrics to only those most appropriate and valuable.
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Most Clinicians Admit to Sharing EMR Passwords
A majority of medical staff surveyed recently said they have accessed an electronic medical record (EMR) system using a password improperly supplied by a fellow medical staffer, and explained that strict confidentiality rules can make it difficult to get the data needed to do their jobs properly.
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Choose Your Value-based Model Wisely, AHA Report Says
A report from the American Hospital Association concluded that although quality and outcomes are gaining prominence in determining revenue for healthcare organizations, determining how to apply them in new reimbursement models is not always clear.
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Thyroidectomy Measures Could Be Good Hospital Metrics
Data from a retrospective cohort study indicated that hospital performance is related to postoperative hypocalcemia and recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury, a correlation close enough to suggest that the measure could be used to assess overall hospital quality.
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Study Finds ACA Penalties Linked to Higher Mortality
Affordable Care Act financial penalties intended to discourage repeat hospitalizations are associated with higher mortality rates for patients with heart failure, according to a recent study.
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Administrator Says CMS Working to Reduce Quality Requirements
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said recently that the agency is working to reduce the regulatory burden on hospitals.
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Meaningful Recognition Reduces Burnout and Improves Satisfaction
Compassion fatigue threatens patient safety and quality of care, but it can be addressed with meaningful recognition of the contributions of nursing staff, according to a recent report.
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Patients Threatened by Gaps in Care When They Change Settings
Patient safety and quality of care are threatened when patients move from one setting to another, but there are strategies that can address those gaps in care.