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What’s ONC-certified health IT? Why Do We Require it for MIPS 2023 Reporting?

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being meaningfully utilized by healthcare providers Whether it meets specific technical prerequisites To get the ONC certification, the IT system must satisfy every test successfully. It is part of the Promoting Interoperability performance category. So, they demonstrate improvement over time by doing so.

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With QAPIs, Home Health Providers Should Opt For Tailored Approaches

Home Health Care

Curating a specific plan based on a home health provider’s needs, deficiencies and vulnerabilities is key to having successful Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs. That was the message from Tammy Stewart, clinical consultant with Healthcare Provider Solutions Inc.

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Value-Based Purchasing: Is Your Agency Ready?

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One specific area where agencies will need to adapt is tracking and improving quality measures, starting with both the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) and the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) improvement scores.

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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Readiness Rounds

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. These boards serve as instrumental tools in fostering effective and patient-centered communication within healthcare settings.

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Strengthening Healthcare IT Infrastructure: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Resilience

HIT Consultant

The ransomware strike caused a chain reaction among healthcare providers, where payment systems were disrupted, cash flow halted, and—worst of all—patient safety was put in jeopardy. It has been a wake-up call for providers to start considering processes that can help protect against incidents of this nature in the future.

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Patient Engagement: A Two-Way Relationship with Lonnie Hirsch | E. 77

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Certainly, what gets me going is anything that contributes to solving the challenges that are standing in the way of more people having more awareness and access to affordable, high quality healthcare. The first is the lack of enough time for healthcare providers to interact meaningfully with their patients.

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The Reality & Challenges of Nursing With Jim Cagliostro (Part 1)| Episode 47

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In Episode 47 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro, a Registered Nurse and VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert. Together they discuss the evolving role of nursing in today’s healthcare organizations and its inherent challenges. Episode Introduction.

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