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How CMS’ TEAM Initiative Helps Prevent Surgical Readmissions With Better Wound Care

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Reducing hospital readmissions is a critical area of healthcare improvement that can significantly impact both financial standing and patient outcomes. Provide early access to wound care specialists Schedule follow-up consultations with wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses within 4872 hours of discharge.

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10 Inspiring Patient Experience Quotes

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In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, patient experience has emerged as a key indicator of quality care. From improving patient satisfaction to fostering trust, a focus on patient-centered care has become a necessity for healthcare organizations. In healthcare, the experience of the patient is the new marketing.

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10 Steps To Optimize Your Revenue Cycle Management

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There’s good news, however — healthcare organizations are finding ways to make low-cost improvements in everything from pre-service processes to post-service collections through revenue cycle optimization. The percentage is even higher in our heavier Medicaid markets,” said Hermosillo. And they are getting results.

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10 Steps To Optimize Your Revenue Cycle Management

Relias

There’s good news, however — healthcare organizations are finding ways to make low-cost improvements in everything from pre-service processes to post-service collections through revenue cycle optimization. The percentage is even higher in our heavier Medicaid markets,” said Hermosillo. And they are getting results.

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Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing: Training Must Be Top of Mind

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Training can make all the difference with revenue cycle management outsourcing, healthcare leaders have found. “In Brooks, vice president of revenue cycle at Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare. There are some caveats, however. I tell people all the time: An outsource partner is an extension of your business office,” said Phillip E.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. But care coordination needs to be baked into the productivity standard at an agency,” said Laura Wilson, SimiTree Managing Director of Clinical Operations Consulting.

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

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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. It’s a zero-sum game,” said SimiTree Director of Operations Consulting John Rabbia, PT, PT, MS, MBA, COS-C, at the Relias webinar.