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5 Things to Know About CMS Medication Reconciliation Requirements

Care Management

5 Things to Know About CMS Medication...

How do you know the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) takes medication ...

transitions of care pharmacist

Care Management

Transitions of Care Pharmacist: Understanding...

Transitions of care (TOC) have emerged in recent years as an area of high vulnerability for ...

Closing Transitions of Care Gaps

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Closing Transitions of Care Gaps: The Critical...

Transitions of care have long been an area of concern in addressing the continuity and quality of ...

How Pharmacists Improve Medication Management

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How Pharmacists Improve Medication Management at...

Transitions of care — defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as "The ...

care management program

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6 Ways to Ensure That Your Care Management...

Care management programs have become vital tools in helping organizations meet the treatment needs ...

patient discharge

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The Role of Patient Discharge in Overall Care...

Whenever someone completes a project, they inevitably experience a range of emotions. One of them ...

management of patient care

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How to Enhance Management of Patient Care for...

There is no silver bullet answer to improving medication adherence and management in the outpatient ...

patient intake

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5 Ways to Improve Patient Intake

One cannot understate the importance of the patient intake process. The results of a survey ...

patient engagement

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Why Patient Engagement is Crucial for Your Care...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) defines "care management" as follows: "Care management is ...

care transitions

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Best Practices for Care Transitions

Billions and billions of wasted dollars — $12 to $44 billion dollars, in fact. That's how much ...

patient care coordination

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How Patient Care Coordination Affects Care...

From scheduling doctor visits and picking up medications and DME, to finding a home health ...

post hospital syndrome

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Post-Hospital Syndrome: Is Inpatient Stress...

A recent piece in the New York Times caught my eye for its excellent layman’s primer about a ...

Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

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7 Steps for a Hospital Readmission Reduction...

Reducing readmissions is a priority for America’s hospitals. Here are some successful steps that ...

discharge planning process

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Creating a Seamless Discharge Planning Process

“Seamless” discharge planning happens when a patient is effectively and safely transitioned from ...

hospital discharge planning tools

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5 Hospital Discharge Planning Tools to Improve...

The responsibility for patients does not end for hospitals upon discharge. Hospitals maintain and ...

hospital discharge summary

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What Should Be Included in a Hospital Discharge...

A discharge summary plays a crucial role in keeping patients safe after leaving a hospital. As an ...

best practices for care management

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Best Practices for Your Care Management Process

The transition to value-based care has hospitals exploring new avenues to cut down on preventable ...

unnecessary emergency room visits

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Reduce Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits By...

Healthcare professionals don't need a statistical rehash of how many people head to emergency room ...

hospital readmission

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Reducing Hospital Readmissions Requires...

Approximately 13 percent of 30-day hospital readmissions occur due to adverse drug events (ADE), ...

healthcare mobile apps

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Our Favorite Healthcare Mobile Apps of 2018

As software developers dedicated to the mission of providing better care, we like to be in tune ...

improving patient care

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Improving Patient Care with 13 Apps Clinicians...

It’s easy for clinicians to reach the point of app overload as hundreds of new clinical apps get ...

improving care transitions

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Performance Data All CMIOs Should Have for...

Just how important are effective care transitions to ensuring patient safety and avoiding adverse ...

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Closing Gaps in Care: Better Data = Better Care

Much has been written and discussed about the causes of gaps in care. One explanation that I feel ...

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Hospital Workflows: The Key to Better Patient...

If your hospital is looking to strengthen patient outcomes, there may be no better area to target ...