Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We You’ll need ongoing training for your staff to improve your clinical documentation and avoid the following coding disasters. Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. Insufficient Clinical Documentation or Underreported codes.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Such total devastation requires generous forms of support and solidarity.

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Relias

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Unfortunately, this leaves many new nurses without the hands-on training and clinical skills necessary for success — contributing to burnout and high turnover rates that can cost a hospital between $55,000 to $85,000 per nurse. Nurse residency programs benefit both nurses and hospitals.

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Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Given the current and future need for nurses, healthcare organizations must focus on recruiting new nurses, but perhaps more importantly — keeping their nursing staff engaged in clinical practice. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

The relationship between patient satisfaction scores, reimbursement, and health outcomes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring helps hospitals and governing bodies evaluate patient satisfaction through quantitative measurements.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Part 2 focuses on services provided to the uninsured or self-pay patients who receive services provided by clinical social workers in independent practice. The social worker must also communicate these changes to the patient upon delivery of a new GFE to help the patient understand what was changed between the initial GFE and the new GFE.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Another benefit of the framework was that it could serve as a communication tool to help patients assess care quality and their satisfaction with the care they received. Process measures — How well does a healthcare organization serve patients within generally accepted recommendations and evidence-based guidelines for clinical practice?

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For example: In 2023, A Pennsylvania jury awarded $183 million to the family of a boy born with severe brain injuries due to a delayed C-section at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Understanding the root causes The factors driving these nuclear verdicts are multifaceted, rooted in both clinical and social factors.

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Relias

JUNE 17, 2024

Pre-acute care is a term that describes the care provided to patients before they need acute care services such as hospitalization or an emergency department visit. Pre-acute care requires patient communication and care coordination Pre-acute care relies on effective patient communication and care coordination to achieve its goals.

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Relias

JUNE 17, 2024

Pre-acute care is a term that describes the care provided to patients before they need acute care services such as hospitalization or an emergency department visit. Pre-acute care requires patient communication and care coordination Pre-acute care relies on effective patient communication and care coordination to achieve its goals.

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Relias

JULY 2, 2024

Virtual nursing is more likely to involve synchronous communication, which means that the nurse and the patient interact in real time. Telehealth often uses asynchronous communication, with information exchanged by provider and patient at different times, which may be more convenient.

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Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

As they consider new ideas to raise patient satisfaction, healthcare leaders must have an understanding of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scoring system that evaluates these efforts. Researchers have studied the connection between patient experience and clinical outcomes.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a webinar for the American Hospital Association with two colleagues from Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and spans 17 hospitals and over 260 care delivery sites with 1.7 million patient encounters per year.

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

It is the goal of every healthcare organization, provider, and clinician and the indicator to patients that they can place their trust in your health system, hospital, or practice. Emphasize communication and teamwork — Employees are less likely to leave a workplace where they have good working relationships with their teams and managers.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

Improve communication. PAC training directly impacts the lives of the patient PAC services provide an extra level of assistance for people discharged from acute hospitals. They can also avoid hospital readmission, which helps them heal faster. Boost efficiency. Create problem-solvers. Establish accountability.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. Community Organizer : Social workers may organise and mobilise communities to address social issues, promote social justice, and create positive change. What skills does a social worker need?

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” Patient perception of communication and team discussion are two of those five elements. Assessing communication and collaboration.

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Relias

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With the significant need for RNs nationally and globally, understanding the qualities of a good nurse is critical for hospitals and health systems aiming to attract and retain the best nursing talent. 2 – Excellent communication skills Strong communication skills are an important nurse characteristic.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

While most healthcare organizations have eight-hour shifts, many hospitals have relied on 12-hour shifts since the 1970s. According to recent research, longer shifts for hospital nurses lead to increased errors, burnout, patient dissatisfaction , and can potentially affect nurse well-being.

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Relias

OCTOBER 17, 2022

DiStefano enrolled in an 18-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the same school where she had earned her undergraduate degree in journalism, mass communication, and advertising. She also found that her experiences helped her communicate better with families.

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KVC

JULY 16, 2023

Renny Arensberg, Executive Vice President of Employee Engagement, has led this initiative by partnering with a team of internal Engagement Champions as well as a broad KVC Experience Team consisting of the leaders of Human Resources; Marketing & Communications; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging; and Clinical Best Practices.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

Parents-to-be who intentionally seek a birth experience outside of a hospital might choose the services of a midwife and/or doula. In other — and very different — circumstances, birthing persons who do not have access to a hospital or physician could benefit greatly from alternative forms of care. Midwife or doula?

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Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For many hospitals, achieving better outcomes begins with the implementation of improved patient safety protocols. While bedside alarms are common in most hospital settings, technological innovations like medicine barcode scanning and laser temperature checks continue to improve the quality and efficiency of patient monitoring.

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Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Given the current and future need for nurses, healthcare organizations must focus on recruiting new nurses, but perhaps more importantly — keeping their nursing staff engaged in clinical practice. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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Relias

MAY 24, 2023

Research has shown that adequate nurse staffing also has the following patient safety and organizational success impacts : Decrease in hospital-acquired infections Decrease in falls and patient injuries Decrease in readmissions Steps to improve your staffing status How do healthcare organizations achieve safe staffing?

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Relias

MAY 25, 2022

Work effectively with emergency response units, accompany the individual in crisis to the hospital, and help facilitate their care with the staff at the hospital. Any learning solution you adopt needs to help improve the clinical performance of your staff. How DSPs Can Navigate Large-Scale Crisis. Clean water and food.

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Relias

AUGUST 5, 2022

He currently serves in a principal role in the Solutions Group at Relias, where he provides a clinical voice for post-acute healthcare through consulting, sales and marketing support, publishing, and public speaking. Incredibly, both twins continued to grow and develop, first at home, and then in the hospital after they reached 22 weeks.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Claim denials cause revenue loss at a time when hospitals are facing a serious financial crisis. That leaves hospitals and medical practices to try to get all the denials overturned. We communicate the change to the pharmacy team. Some Medicare Advantage plans are denying authorization for hospitalization.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It reminded me of some basic mannerisms and courtesies associated with general civility but also within the context of professional social work. Patients often express gratitude for the care they receive at my clinic. Their topics of discussion are typically too delicate to share with family and friends.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. “The biggest challenge in dementia care is creating a community,” said Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, during the 2022 Relias Impact Nation conference.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As social care nurses and colleagues in wider care teams, we are dedicated to maximising good health and wellbeing and, where clinically appropriate, avoiding hospital admissions and supporting timely discharge. Better communication is often the way to solve many workplace problems.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Trustworthiness and transparency : Clinical and non-clinical staff must be consistent and communicate with clarity, while maintaining professionalism transparency. Safety : The most important principle of TIC is establishing and maintaining safety.

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Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Clinical assessments. Training on subjects such as time management or interpersonal communication. It doesn’t help that — due to staffing shortages — hospitals across the country are paying big bonuses and hourly wages compared to what home health has been traditionally paying. Go-at-your-own-pace online training.

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Community Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

In response, the joint committee made the following recommendations: The government should review the Building the Right Support action plan, designed to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in hospital, in light of the proposals in the draft bill. This was not included in the draft bill.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead As each day passes, we move farther and farther away from being dominated by the COVID-19 Pandemic that began in 2020. Article by Kim M. We view the pandemic in the rear-view mirror. What are lessons learned, within the context of social work, from the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

Medication is a huge stigmatized subject in the mental health world, not only for the individuals needing them but also for their loved ones and clinical providers. After a while, we would end up at the doctor’s office or in the hospital because our situation worsened. Then, we’d take the meds (a bit late!).

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