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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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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

Paid Family Caregiving Colorado Colorado allows family members of Medicaid-enrolled CYSHCN to be paid for providing care to their children by becoming licensed as certified nursing aides. 25, 26 At the provider level, workforce shortages among professionals who deliver specialized pediatric care (e.g.,

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Select Measures for Serious Illness Care. Kelley and Bollens-Lund, 2018. Quality Domain Measures Sources.

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