Readiness Rounds

JANUARY 27, 2025

Creating a Culture of Quality: Strategies for Hospital Leaders Quality improvement in hospitals is more than a goalits a commitment that requires an organization-wide cultural shift. For hospitals, its the foundation of patient safety, trust, and reputation. Clear Communication 2. Data Transparency 3.

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p3care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Cost Savings: Availing of healthcare billing solutions diminishes the need for staff permanently based in the clinic or the hospital. It also reduces the need to make additional investments in technology, reducing the cost of administrative tasks. As per Grand View Research, healthcare providers can reduce up to 30% of the operation costs.

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p3care

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Hospitals use these records to treat patients effectively. This system ensures standardized Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in pre-hospital environments and evaluates the quality of care.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 10, 2024

On Monday, OBHPN announced a new partnership with Alera to build a clinically integrated network to expand access to care, improve health outcomes and lower costs, according to an announcement from the population health management company.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Connie Moser, Chief Executive Officer, Navenio If any sector requires process improvement, it’s healthcare. Nurses need to be empowered to do their jobs efficiently and hospitals need ways of building sustainability into their operational improvement efforts. Why does process change typically fail?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Bishan Nandy, Director of Hospital Administration at UI Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often hailed as the frontier of technological advancement, and its impact on healthcare is profound. But the true question remains: how is AI revolutionizing the way hospitals function?

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2025

With VA claims representing less than 5% of most hospitals’ patient revenue, providers often struggle to allocate sufficient resources to master these intricate processes, leading to delayed reimbursements, underpayments, and increased write-offs for VA patients. This limitation makes first-submission accuracy paramount.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

What You Should Know: – AdventHealth , a healthcare system with over 50 hospitals across nine states, today announced a partnership with Aidin , a healthcare technology company specializing in care coordination solutions. Increase hospital bed capacity: Efficiently manage patient flow and optimize bed utilization.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 3, 2025

Bishan Nandy, Director of Hospital Administration at UI Health As healthcare evolves, operating rooms (ORs) are undergoing a profound transformation. These elements enhance surgical precision, optimize workflows, and improve outcomes, particularly in high-volume hospitals where maximizing resources is essential.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2025

This approach offers several key benefits: Increased Efficiency: On-demand access to coders eliminates staffing bottlenecks and accelerates the coding process. Improved Accuracy: KODE’s platform leverages AI to enhance coding accuracy and reduce errors.

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Beterra

MARCH 25, 2025

Gattegno exemplifies compassionate leadership in healthcare safety and quality at Shepherd Center, a renowned rehabilitation hospital specializing in spinal cord and brain injuries, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other neuromuscular conditions. Empathy Meets Excellence: Mariana at Shepherd Center Mariana V.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 29, 2024

The acquisition combines QuVa’s sterile compounding services and distribution with LogicStream’s clinical process improvement and drug management expertise. hospitals, aims to enhance drug shortage detection and formulary management for its customers. · QuVa, the largest 503B outsourcing company for U.S.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 5, 2025

The study included organizations of all sizes and types, such as health networks, independent hospitals, independent physicians and physician groups, and ambulatory surgical centers, and DMEs. Investment Priorities: Cybersecurity is the top investment priority for 2025, while AI and automation are expected to dominate by 2030.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Integrating financial analytics into decision-making processes is increasingly vital as hospitals and health systems nationwide contend with high costs, narrow margins, shifts in patient demand, and other financial and operational pressures. Doing so, however, first requires organization-wide adoption of analytics tools.

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NCQA

JANUARY 27, 2025

Performing a Gap Analysis Although WellSpan had a long history with health equity and quality improvement, a gap analysis identified key areas for improvement. Process Improvement. Data Collection. WellSpan collected data on race, ethnicity and language, but not on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Providers believe this has been a key driver behind a corresponding surge in claims denials , as well funded payers leverage technology to rapidly render these determinations and send them back to hospitals. This approach dovetails with hospitals ongoing labor shortage by freeing up RCM staff to focus on higher-value tasks.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 5, 2023

George Valentine, AVP of New Groth & Development at Cox Communicaitons We recently spoke with George Valentine, Assistant Vice President of New Growth and Development at Cox Communications for his insights on the impact of leveraging smart hospital technology to power smart communities.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The impact of healthcares non-linear structure frequently results in unintended consequences when linear changes are applied, and as such, traditional quality or process improvement initiatives often fail to lead to sustainable and scalable change.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 4, 2022

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , the pressure has only accelerated; improvement in patient outcomes now can mean the difference between viability and non-viability for a hospital system. Collaboration is key to the ability to improve patient outcomes. Eliminating the silo effect.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But even an innocent mistake can cause well-intentioned hospitals and health systems to attract attention from federal auditors, and result in stiff penalties for physicians and those who input the wrong billing codes. He received $4.5 million in reimbursements from Medicare over a three-year period.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 7, 2022

Kaiser Permanente uses digital twins through a system that improves patient flow within a hospital. It achieves this by combining structured and unstructured data to build a more complete view of each patient to anticipate what their needs will be at the hospital. can only be found in free-text data. About David Talby.

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CHQ Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Rhodes-Horsley says now is a great time to review and update your checklists, especially because many processes may have changed due to the pandemic. Many hospitals could benefit by updating their existing documentation to reflect all of the new changes and restrictions they have had to accommodate,” she says. Voice of the Customer.

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Vie Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2024

He also outlines the importance of recognizing patterns and trends in data, how a snow accumulator saved tens of thousands of dollars for one hospital, and why every CFO should care about recovery audits. You have to go back to what was harboring that control gap to actually implement process improvement.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 10, 2023

Understanding the problem the technology is supposed to solve helps determine the workflow changes needed and how to effectively measure key process improvements. It also improves the quality of the output produced. Like most solutions that offer AI and RPA technologies, the use cases are endless.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There are huge opportunities for hospitals to review their contract management , to self-contract, to be bold and visionary. Hospitals need to do what’s best for the hospital and its patients. Hospitals need to do what’s best for the hospital and its patients. Every Hospital Needs a Margin Improvement Team.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 17, 2024

Over the years, rural doctors who historically performed house calls have been replaced with regional physician groups and community hospitals that are owned and managed by large health systems with multiple locations. Nearly 70% of physicians now work for a corporate entity instead of private practices.

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CHQ Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Amy and her team are responsible for full-cycle provider recruitment at 22 hospital ministries as well as outpatient facilities serving residents in 57 counties across the state of Indiana, and they oversee the hiring and onboarding of an average of 100 physicians and advanced practice providers each year.

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Vie Healthcare

APRIL 24, 2024

19:08 Applying economic theories to healthcare strategy Cole said education is important to help hospitals adapt to strategy. ‘’I I’ve been so privileged to sit with most of the CEOs of hospitals in the Philadelphia region. One thing I had been educated in is process improvement for hospitals, but not for ambulatory care systems.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 16, 2024

– Cost savings and operational efficiency by automating administrative processes, improving clinical documentation, and preventing delays. This technology supports more than 100,000 patient interactions daily, offering substantial time and cost savings for hospitals and healthcare providers. A Milestone in U.S.

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CHQ Healthcare

MAY 10, 2023

When she is not volunteering, she is lobbying at the Wisconsin State Capitol to improve healthcare for the citizens of her state. She values partnership and quality so much that she made the hard decision to step down as CFO for Marshfield Hospital to pursue her passion to bring quality healthcare into her community.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Key benefits of the integration include: Reduced Documentation Time: Clinicians can save valuable time by automating the documentation process. Improved Accuracy: AI-powered transcription and analysis ensure accurate and comprehensive clinical notes. ReDoc: For hospital outpatient settings. ”

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2022

A recent report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) turned heads across the healthcare industry after pointing to a notable rise in inpatient hospital stays where upcoding was believed to be the culprit. In contrast with high severity growth, medium- and low- severity inpatient stays dropped by 22% and 12% respectively.

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Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Regular follow-ups and reminders ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care, which directly enhances patient satisfaction and reduces hospital readmissions. This comprehensive approach significantly improves the overall patient experience, leading to enhanced health and engagement outcomes.

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Sequence Health

MARCH 13, 2024

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, the ability to predict and prepare for incoming call volumes is paramount for medical practices, clinics, and hospitals aiming to provide exceptional patient care. Strategic planning also gets a boost from effective call forecast practices.

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Medi Leadership

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As hospitals struggle to financially recover in the post-COVID landscape and pressures grow to slash costs, healthcare leaders are racing to implement tactical changes shown to produce massive savings at other organizations, in hopes of mirroring those successes. Why tactical tools are not enough, and what to do about it.

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 20, 2022

During my time working at these organizations, it became clear that leadership did not understand or have the desire to explore new ways to implement process improvement plans to affect positive change, even when tactical initiatives did not meet the goals set forth.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Forward-thinking health executives are completely redesigning the “hospital of the future.” They’re rethinking the role of brick-and-mortar clinical sites, especially for routine care but even far beyond with hospital at-home programs and more. But no, we’ve upended the conventional paradigm of healthcare delivery.

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