A new mandatory payment bundle for five surgical procedures that drive major post-acute payments goes into effect Jan. 1, but many hospitals are so wrapped up in developing their own framework that ...
On August 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule updating the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for acute care hospitals and the Medicare ...
In healthcare’s dynamic and shifting landscape, the role of technology and assistive models is becoming increasingly critical in providing safe, effective patient care while simultaneously alleviating ...
A shift in nurse staffing practices that started at CHC ContinueCARE Hospitals in response to COVID-19 is proving to be not just a temporary adaptation to the pandemic but an evolution that optimizes ...
Becker’s discussed care models and their relation to nurse well-being with Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, a practicing acute care and critical care nurse practitioner at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine ...
The survey results suggest that there is a clear need to build a culture of innovation in which organizations pilot new models and evaluate the advantages that can come with the shifts. The nursing ...
The latest evolution of a federal push to improve care coordination and reduce costs across settings may spell lost revenue for skilled nursing providers who are unprepared, two experts warned this ...
Virtual nursing model yields zero CAUTI levels, high patient engagement scores, and extra sets of hands for shift nurses. MercyOne Des Moines' virtual nursing program was installed to offset nurse ...
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chronic staffing shortages and shifting patient acuity levels continue to challenge traditional nursing care models, but according to a new Wolters Kluwer Health ...