Center for Health Progress

AUGUST 8, 2023

My frustrations increased as the time passed…Why can’t I just see a doctor? I unfairly started to blame the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. While we wait in the emergency room, there is a nurse going without lunch because they’re treating six patients by themself in an intentionally understaffed hospital.

Healthcare 97

Healthcare Doctors Nursing Pharmaceuticals 97

Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion a year in billings due to reduced hours, doctor turnover, and the expenses associated with hiring replacement clinicians. Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care.

Healthcare 135

Healthcare Patient Experience Doctors Quality of Care 135

Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. According to Avalere Health , nearly three in four doctors work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity today.

Private Practices 246

Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Amid a growing shortage of doctors and nurses, hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to AI to improve the quality of care in the face of an aging population. One major undertaking across the healthcare industry is to deliver AI-driven solutions that can improve surgical care – a tall order.

Doctors 97

Doctors Hospitals Nursing Quality of Care 97

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

For instance, FTC Chair Lina Khan stated that “[a] common theme across these comments is that growing financialization in the health care industry can force medical professionals to subordinate their medical judgment to corporate decision-makers’ profit motives at the expense of patient health.” 1] Health care market participants (i.e.

Nursing 59

Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Doctors 59

Home Health Care

APRIL 5, 2023

Overall, CenterWell Home Health has a network that includes over 15,000 employees – including nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, home health aides and more – 350,000 annual patients and more than 350 locations spanning 40 states. and 5-star ratings in quality of care and 5 stars in patient satisfaction” for home health care.

Primary Care 93

Primary Care Medicare Quality of Care Integration 93

Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas. For example, in Washington, D.C., 4] In Nevada, N.R.S. § Summer associate not yet licensed to practice law.

Healthcare Providers 52

Healthcare Providers Healthcare Nursing Quality of Care 52

Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a system used to store and organize data about patient care. As a result, it is easier for doctors to see things that would otherwise be missed and make important connections that aid in a diagnosis. What Is an Electronic Medical Record? Which Is Better: EMR or EHR?

Private Practices 52

Private Practices Doctors Nursing Quality of Care 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

to reveal trends on health care providers’ ability to collect patient service revenue. And bad debt — write-offs that come out of uncollected patient bill balances after “significant collection efforts” by hospitals and doctors — is challenging their already-thin or negative financial margins.

Hospitals 68

Hospitals Quality of Care Nursing Accountability 68

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For DTC telehealth, LiveHealth Online ranked #1 with an Index score of 869, followed by Doctor on Demand, eVisit, MyTelemedicine, and Teladoc all ranking above the average Index score among DTCs of 843. economy, not just in the health care economy. CVS Health and Walgreens ranked last at 825 and 822 Indices.

Healthcare 81

Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care Medical Services 81

Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion a year in billings due to reduced hours, doctor turnover, and the expenses associated with hiring replacement clinicians. Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Patient Experience Doctors Quality of Care 52

CHQ Healthcare

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

I would make sure my hospital or clinic really focused on doctors and nurses so they feel supported, respected, and treated like individuals.” Taking time to listen lets clinicians know you’re serious about improving workplace conditions and quality of care in your organization.

Quality of Care 98

Quality of Care Doctors Hospitals Nursing 98

NASHP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He identified that by 2022, 74 percent of doctors were employed by hospitals or corporations and that the percentage of medical and surgical practices owned by hospitals or systems grew nearly as rapidly over a 10-year period. Address clinical care issues through certificate of need and licensure, though resources may be an issue for states.

Quality of Care 57

Quality of Care Hospitals Regulations Doctors 57

Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Of particular concern, according to the article, “even if doctors recommend genetic testing, they may lack the expertise to determine which tests people need and how to interpret the results. Research has shown sufficient, high-quality staffing is closely linked to the quality-of-care residents receive.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Hospitals Accountability 52

Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

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.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Care Transition Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2023

Over 90 percent of nurses said they are considering quitting their jobs by the end of 2022 in a survey, with 72 percent of nurses stating they had already experienced burnout before March 2020. Employment across healthcare is down 1.3 percent, or 223,000 jobs, from pre-pandemic levels.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Nursing Healthcare Providers Doctors 52

Home Health Care

MARCH 28, 2022

Additionally, it will give Florida Blue Medicare members access to a home-based primary care doctor, in-home support from a physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner, a registered nurse, and a community health worker who is responsible for connecting members to local services, such as transportation and food programs.

Primary Care 71

Primary Care Medicare Home Care Nursing 71

Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But the vast majority of the doctors and nurse practitioners that provide treatment to LifeMD’s patients across all 50 states, this is their full-time job and they love it. We have a team of doctors that really cares about building the brand and really cares about providing comprehensive care.’’

Doctors 52

Doctors Patient Experience Primary Care Nursing 52

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Wolters Kluwer released a summary of a study this week, to be published in full in 2020, surveying 1,000 consumers (232 of whom had been a hospital inpatient in the past year) and 837 health care providers (a mix of physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators). BLS calculated that general price inflation rose 1.8%

Healthcare 68

Healthcare Ambulatory Care Doctors Hospitals 68

Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And there were millions of people that were in need of care and had no access to care simply from a logistical standpoint. You had, hundreds of thousands of patients millions of patients that needed for whether a doctor’s visits how many doctor’s visits were simply missed because, a, the doctor wasn’t available.

Nursing 52

Nursing Doctors Hospitals Healthcare 52

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

"Once home, they are supported by Virtua Health's nurses, who manage population healthcare outreach, as well as physician-led telehealth visits over the course of two weeks to help guide the patient on the road to wellness. As a result, staff anticipate realizing higher quality of care outcomes in these two patient populations.

Urgent Care 230

Urgent Care Nursing Hospitals Healthcare 230

HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2022

Treatments like these in alternate care settings are key to understanding how the infusion industry will likely evolve in 2022. The trend to care at home was seen globally as a result of the pandemic. New Infusion Data Will Optimize Care. Homecare Will Become a Common Infusion Setting.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Home Care Quality of Care Doctors 98

Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

prevent HCSPs or insurers from providing provider-specific cost or quality of care information to referring providers, the HCSPs or insurer sponsors, enrollees, insureds or eligible enrollees or insureds of the HCSPs or insurers.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Quality of Care Doctors Healthcare Providers 52

GoMoHealth

JULY 7, 2021

It’s clear that patients are clamoring for better-quality treatment and one of the answers to these pleas has been the advent of value-based care. Simply put, value-based care seeks to reduce spending while improving treatment outcomes.

Healthcare Providers 74

Healthcare Providers Integration Quality of Care Accountability 74

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

For example, we survey hospitals to ensure that, among other things, the facility and the doctors, nurses, and other staff have adequate qualifications, training, and experience to keep patients safe. And we hold facilities accountable when they fail to meet those standards.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Ramsay, MD, FRCA, Chief Executive Officer, PSMF Doctor’s Day, March 30 This Doctors’ Day we want to recognize all the safe care given by the medical professional community. We have a great appreciation for all the physicians who follow the evidence-based practices to ensure quality outcomes for all patients.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Doctors Prevention Hospitals 52

Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Prior to COVID, policymakers and the medical industry had many assumptions about telehealth related to patient safety, quality of care, fraud, and provider and patient openness to virtual medical encounters. The national scope of practice reform would require states to allow non-physician providers (e.g.,

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Patient Safety Nursing Quality of Care 98

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 10, 2022

The strain of the pandemic on doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff led to employee retention issues as many hospital employees became sick or decided to find jobs in other settings. Further, employment and staffing issues served as another blow to hospitals.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Quality of Care Doctors Nursing 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 1, 2022

The overall policy goal of this proposed rule is to establish Conditions of Participation (CoPs) to ensure the health and safety of patients who will receive REH services in the most efficient manner possible, while taking into consideration the access and quality of care needs of an REH’s patient population.

Performance improvement 52

Performance improvement Hospitals Nursing Prevention 52

Patient Safety Movement

JULY 25, 2023

Aligned incentives should be instituted, in which payment is made for quality of care and not for bad outcomes when evidence-based practices were not used. The value of PSMF is that it promotes creativity, innovation, and iterative tests of change to advance and enhance care globally as we, collectively, pursue a shared mission.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Doctors 52

Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Did you know that poor billing practices cause American doctors to lose around $125 billion each year ? R0070 - The transportation of personnel and portable X-ray equipment to nursing homes or other residency. These codes provide data about the quality of care given. Medical billing and coding has many challenges.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Medical Services Prevention 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Among consumers who do have access to their electronic health records, 82% rate their health care experience as excellent, very good or good. Among consumers who have access to DHRs, 80% perceive the quality of care in their country as excellent, very good, or good.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Patient Experience Health Data Regulations 87

Healthcare Success

MAY 1, 2023

You’re also delivering confusing and disjointed messages to doctors, staff, patients, and referring doctors. A multilocation marketing plan requires careful consideration of the unique needs and characteristics of each location while also maintaining consistency and alignment with your overall brand messaging and marketing goals.

Healthcare 164

Healthcare Doctors Patient Experience Quality of Care 164

Vie Healthcare

JULY 12, 2023

Since 2007, Jim has been a registered nurse working in critical care, perioperative services, and outpatient settings at nationally recognized medical facilities across three states. Lisa is the founder of VIE Healthcare Consulting, and now managing director at SpendMend. Jim (02:57): Sure. ” “Okay, great.”

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nursing Patient Experience Hospitals 52

Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 28, 2023

Dr. Sanaz Massoumi, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s COO, called for a shift in focus, urging healthcare workers to prioritize the quality of care they provide over the sheer volume of cases. Dr. Peter Ziese advocated for a preventive approach, suggesting that instead of reacting to issues, we should strive to prevent them.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Rinaldo: Yes, so just to give you a little bit of context, we worked with one of our health plan partners last year to do an actuarial analysis to look at the impact of a very focused transitional care benefit, personal care, non-medical support in the home for 15 hours after a hospital or skilled nursing facility discharge.

Home Care 101

Home Care Quality of Care Doctors Nursing 101

Vie Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Episode Introduction Melissa shares the four challenges faced by caregivers today, calls on doctors to recognize family and patients as a ‘’unit’’, and highlights the ‘’unpaid, untrained, overwhelmed, burned-out’’ reality of caregiving. Melissa explained the difference when a doctor finally included her in decision-making. ‘’I

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Hospitals Nursing Doctors Healthcare 52