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Sustaining Affordability in Emergency Medicine
As COVID-19 has tested us to our core, it begs the question: Is sustaining operational affordability in emergency medicine (EM) possible? The pandemic morphed and […]
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Traits of a Strong Anesthesia Team
The strongest Anesthesia teams are a source of leadership poised to meet seismic shifts facing hospitals and ambulatory service centers (ASCs). As hospitals make their […]
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What You Need to Know (And Do) About the Inpatient Only List
It’s back! For more than 20 years, the Inpatient Only list (IPO) ruled as CMS’ method of determining how they would pay for surgeries under […]
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Redefining Patient Surveys to Improve Care
Understanding how patients perceive the care they receive is imperative towards any healthcare organization’s success. For many years we have often relied on surveys that […]
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Thinking About a Career Change to Telemedicine? Five Things to Consider.
Like many innovations developed and adopted in medical practice, telemedicine is an exciting tool that can solve a set of needs. Soon, we will imagine […]
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Creating Effective Team-Based Patient Care
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are a valuable component of team-based care in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care. A closer look at the traits […]
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Five Strategies to Win Peer-to-Peer Conversations
Engaging in a peer-to-peer review can be tedious, time-consuming, and frustrating for physicians. The process of chasing down information, going back and forth with the […]
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Anesthesia Teams: A Source of Surgery Center Leadership
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) continue to grow in facility numbers, patient volumes, and the procedures they perform. A recent study by Bain & Co. cites […]
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Aligning Physicians to Value – Show, Don’t Tell!
Value-based care (VBC) is advancing, but for many, the transition from fee-for-service proves challenging. As noted earlier this year in the HealthLeaders 2021 Value-Based Care […]
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Value-Based Critical Care
As we look to the next phase of healthcare reform, there’s every reason to believe there will be a continued push on coverage expansion. Leadership […]
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A Nurse Practitioner’s Reflection on NP Week
It seems disingenuous to discuss Nurse Practitioner Week without addressing or at least reflecting on, what we have experienced together these past 20 months. Many […]
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Telemedicine is a Game Changer for Night Shift SNF Nurses
When a SNF patient experiences a change in condition on nights or weekends, the most common care plan involves waking up an on-call doctor with […]
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Becoming The Chair – One Physician Assistant’s Journey
Whether you’re considering a Physician Assistant (PA) profession, early in your PA career, or established and looking to grow, our conversation with April Burke will […]
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5 Steps – Building an Action-oriented Utilization Management Committee
The key to building an effective team for any purpose is having the right people focused on doing the right things. Your hospital’s Utilization Management […]
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Patient-centered Interviewing – A Prescription for Business Leaders
It was gratifying to hear so much discussion about the role of empathy at the ATD2021 conference this year. Empathy has been a hot topic […]
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CDI Week and Documenting COVID-19
Clinical Documentation Week coupled with the recent COVID resurge across the country is another poignant opportunity to remember the importance of complete, specific, and appropriate […]
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Sound Physicians Industry Report Explores Rising Risks to Appropriate Hospital Reimbursement
Sound Physicians’ nationwide survey provides insights into the barriers hospital case managers, utilization review teams, physician advisors, and hospital executives face in achieving their goals […]
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Is Your SNF Prepared for Mandatory Bundles?
Time and again, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have proved their ability to manage change and shifting industry dynamics. There is no better example of this […]
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Mitigating the Impact of Nursing Shortages in the Emergency Department
Identifying life threats with speed and accuracy is the core mission of the emergency department and nurses play a critical role. No better example can […]
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How to Prioritize Clinical Documentation Integrity
Before the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Diagnostic-Related Groups (DRG) started in 1983, clear and concise clinical documentation was less emphasized, however, clinical documentation […]