Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

Patient communication boards play a pivotal role in enhancing both patient satisfaction and a hospital's HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) score and star rating. Do you ever question the effectiveness of your hospital's communication boards?

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Care Transition Hospitals 52

Medical GPS

JUNE 23, 2021

Knowledge is Power: According to Healthie’s business blog, “Research has shown that almost 75% of patients felt if they could access their health information online, they would have a better understanding of their health.” (2)

Doctors 52

Doctors Care Transition Healthcare Hospitals 52

Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In addition, only four models met the requirements to be expanded in duration and scope: Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Pioneer ACO Model; Repetitive, Prior Authorization of Repetitive, Schedule Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport Model; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Accountable Care Accountability 52

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Birth of Telemedicine The genesis of telemedicine can be traced back to Boston during the late 1960’s with the birth of a fully functioning telemedicine system operating between Mass General Hospital (MGH) and the Logan Airport Medical Station. Benjamin Franklin said it best: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Urgent Care Primary Care Integration 98

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

In the wake of the pandemic and growing consumer preferences, the hospital-to-home movement is gaining traction among health systems. Amidst bullish forecasts for the promise of hospital-to-home discharges, the ability for many patients to make this migration would be a difficult bridge to cross.

Hospitals 88

Hospitals Care Transition Accountability Health Technology 88

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A proliferation of point solutions add value in terms of data collection, but many are tacked onto IT architectures and siloed, resulting in data gaps or cumbersome manual data processing and integration, preventing timely and nuanced data analysis. Where does patient engagement fit?

Integration 52

Integration Patient Experience Care Transition Healthcare 52

Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation are known for our recognition of loved ones who have lost someone from preventable harm in healthcare. However, we also very strongly support the heroic efforts of our healthcare workers as we seek solutions to the system faults that lead to preventable errors occurring.

Patient Safety 69

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Nursing 69