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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Readiness Rounds

PATIENT SAFETY: Patient communication boards improve patient safety in hospitals in several ways: Enhance Communication Between Patient and Care Team: These boards enhance communication between patients, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff by providing a consistent visual and accessible means of conveying important information.

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Aligning Quality Measures with the National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)

NASHP

Does your child’s personal doctor understand how your child’s medical, behavioral, or other health conditions affect your child’s day-to-day life? Does your child’s personal doctor understand how your child’s medical, behavioral, or other health conditions affect your family’s day-to-day life? Shared Plan of Care. Score 1 -12).

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How Electronic Health Records Help to Engage Patients and Reduce Errors

Medical GPS

The receptionist who answered the phone informed me I could set up an account through their online patient portal and retrieve all of the notes taken during his appointment, as well as contact his doctor, and review his medical records.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

Healthcare It News

Analytic expertise is required to help prevent “information overload” and provide healthcare professionals with the tools for integrating and using the data for the betterment of that patient. From a patient´s perspective, digital health applications foster interaction between care teams and patients.

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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

HIT Consultant

While consulting at the University of Texas Medical Branch on telemedicine for inmate care, Dr. Sanders met Dr. G. Byron Brooks, an electrical engineer and medical doctor. Telehealth Revolution Evolves to Virtual Care, Providing a Solution to Modern Healthcare Challenges The rest is history. Kilimanjaro.

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3 Ways to Instantly Improve the Referral-to-Appointment Ratio of Your Practice

HIT Consultant

And it’s becoming harder and harder for patients to get appointments with their PCP or the specialists they have been referred to for advanced care. One of the biggest villains in this story is the old fax machine.

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

Shared Plan of Care. Care Coordination Workforce. Care Transitions. health plans, providers, families of CYSHCN) in using, adapting, and implementing the National Care Coordination Standards for CYSHCN to develop or improve care coordination systems. Family understanding and access to care plan.