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Digital transformation's big payoff

Healthcare It News

As well, transitional care visits can happen virtually post-discharge using telehealth platforms and external staffing to alleviate long wait times due to primary care provider shortages. Early detection allows for quicker treatment initiation, which can prevent complications and shorten recovery times.

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The Increasing Need for Ambulatory Care During COVID-19

The Beryl Institute

it was revealed that consumer engagement in healthcare continues to decline, with consumers reporting fewer visits to primary care providers, hospitals, labs and specialist providers. We have also seen providers deferring elective and preventative visits. Michelle Garrison, CPXP. Vice President, Membership. The Beryl Institute

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Outpatient is the New Inpatient – The Future of Hospitals in America

Health Populi

.” And another verbatim observation that illustrates some hospitals’ doubling-down on the outpatient opportunity: “The focus of the past 10 years has been on preventing readmissions, and now in the next 10 years, the focus will be on preventing admissions.”

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Safety in Health Care Ties Closely to Workforce Well-Being – Updates from Press Ganey and ECRI

Health Populi

The patient experience of safety is illustrated in the first chart, showing sharp differences in how health consumers perceive safety in ambulatory care settings compared with inpatient hospital environments. of patients saying staff protected me well in ambulatory care compared with 68.2% points, 81.8%

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Blood Pressure From the Wrist for the First Time – Welcome, Omron HeartGuide

Health Populi

Furthermore, let’s get real about health care costs, which of course, is a Health Populi /THINK-Health modus vivendi. The average cost of an ambulatory care visit is now nearly $500 , and an inpatient stay, about $22,000. Self-care is the new black, as I have written and proselytized.

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Updated: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has updated the Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings to include Module 11 – Water Exposure. It appears that this Module was added June 27, 2023. by addressing identified gaps).

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Chronic Care Management and Prevention: How Will the 2015 USPSTF Blood Pressure Screening Guidelines Impact Care Delivery?

Health Dialog

In October 2015, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated screening recommendations for high blood pressure in adults. Related posts: Chronic Care Management Priorities for a Newly-Diagnosed Patient. Chronic Care Management 101: Target the Right Age Group for Heart Disease & Prevention.