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Meeting the Needs of Today’s Healthcare Landscape: Strengthening Your Acute Care Continuum

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:54:00 GMT

Streamlining care and improving operational efficiencies are more critical than ever in the face of new reimbursement models and rising healthcare costs. While executives are able to establish goals and set the framework for care delivery, it will ultimately be up to a hospital's physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to ensure that metrics are met. In this white paper, we will illustrate the steps to foster physician engagement and leadership leads to improved metrics and higher patient and staff satisfaction.

BY:
CEP America
www.cepamerica.com

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Health Care Profitability in the E-Commerce Era: Ending Hospital Revenue Loss with Online Patient Scheduling and Waiting Services

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:02:00 GMT

Robert Steele, MD, FACEP, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, InQuicker

Stacie Pawlicki
VP Marketing, InQuicker

Is your hospital website driving patients into the arms of your competitors? Based on recent industry data, providers with as few as 10 website visitors per day may be losing between $34,000 -$41,000 in annual patient revenue opportunity every day.

In this white paper, InQuicker demonstrates how online scheduling and waiting services on hospital websites help providers better engage today's health care consumers to improve hospital revenue, patient satisfaction, and coordination of care among a number of other timely benefits.

BY:
InQuicker
www.inquicker.com

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Staffing in Rural and Critical Access Hospitals

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:02:00 GMT

Marvin Drake, VP & COO, HeW interviews Travis Singleton, Senior VP, Merritt Hawkins

It's no secret to anyone that staffing is an increasingly significant challenge for rural and critical access hospitals. Through HeW's AsK program, we received several questions specific to staffing in rural and critical access hospitals. To address these questions, HeW enlisted the expertise of Merritt Hawkins, the most successful in the physician recruiting industry, placing thousands of physicians and advanced practice allied healthcare professionals nationwide.

In this interview, Mr. Singleton addresses staffing related questions specific to retention, funding, the impact of electronic health records and the need to implement sound operational processes.

BY:
HeW
www.hewedi.com

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The Observation Unit as a Catalyst for Efficiency

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:43:00 GMT

Observation Units (OUs) that provide evaluation and care for up to 48 hours will become an increasingly important part of the hospital in coming years. This white paper will present the environment factors that have fostered the emergence of OUs, the benefits that they create, and the strategies that hospitals are using to integrate OUs in order to capitalize on this opportunity for the future.

BY:
CEP America
cepamerica.com.com

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The Medical Staff Development Plan: New Hospital Planning Tools for Today’s Healthcare Environment

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:29:00 GMT

Since the early 1980's, hospitals have adopted medical staff development plans that outline the projected need for physicians in each specialty and the qualifications they must possess. Today, due to the growth in accountable care models and continued competitive, economic and legal pressures, most hospitals have some form of Medical Staff Development Plan.

BY:
HealthGroup West
www.healthgroupwest.com

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Want to create a safer, more therapeutic environment for staff and patients alike?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Nursing leadership engaged in workforce automation can build and maintain a strong, sustainable infrastructure for the future.

Is Your Organization Incapacitated? Moving Towards A Process View Of Healthcare Capacity

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Given the uncertainty and often conflicting viewpoints expressed in a recent survey on managing patient flow efficiencies or capacity management, healthcare leaders may be in for a bumpy ride as they prepare their organizations to meet the operational demands being driven by reform, regulation, and accountable care.

The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT

"The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces" is the latest research brief from Morehead Associates, provider of employee, volunteer, and physician engagement services to over 350 U.S. healthcare organizations. Morehead analyzed the country's largest healthcare workforce engagement database to uncover seven habits of top-performing health systems. Used individually, each of these habits is a good practice for any organization. Used collectively, these habits can transform average organizations into highly committed workplaces.

BY:
Morehead Associates
www.moreheadassociates.com

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Clinical System Adoption in the Community Hospital: Five Strategies for Success

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:02:00 GMT

There are powerful forces working against clinical systems adoption in the community hospital. Physician recruitment needs can result in a reluctance to push physicians "too hard" regarding EHR adoption; the drive to achieve meaningful use and the associated incentives can result in overly aggressive implementation schedules. In our experience with hundreds of successful implementations in community hospitals, we've identified five vital strategies that are common to those organizations who've succeeded in combating these forces and achieving high levels of adoption.

BY:
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
http://solutions.hmstn.com/HMS_Whitepaper_Request_04.html?CID=137

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A Safer Approach to Long-term Relief from Back Pain

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Why risk deadly epidural steroid injections, drug overdoses, or surgery for back pain relief? Re-examine the safety of high-tech, invasive medical interventions — costly, often worse than the disease and don't seem to be getting individuals any closer to relief than they were decades ago. Foundation for Chiropractic Progress: A Safer Approach to Long-term Relief from Back Pain: Chiropractic care should be first option, providing evidence-based, drug-free, non-invasive effective back pain management.

BY:
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
www.f4cp.com

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Shared Decision Making: How Do We Get There?

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:02:00 GMT

If you ask most physicians, they'll tell you that they work with their patients to make informed decisions.

But study after study shows that patients aren't getting the information they need to feel comfortable with their decision, adhere to the recommended treatment, and achieve better long-term health outcomes.

What can hospitals do to encourage shared decision making among clinicians and patients?

In this new white paper by Krames StayWell, the second in our Shared Decision Making series, we explore this question and provide some practical strategies, tips, and recommended tools for making shared decision making a reality in your organization.

BY:
Krames StayWell
www.kramesstaywell.com

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Collaboration Between Emergency Physicians & Hospitals

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Improving patient throughput by integrating emergency and inpatient services.

BY:
CEP America
www.cepamerica.com

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The State of the Emergency Department: What Healthcare Leaders are Saying About Their Greatest Challenges and Opportunities

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Everyone understands the financial struggles that many hospitals and their accompanying emergency departments (ED) have recently faced. For one, ED visits are on the rise, yet per-patient reimbursements are either flat or declining. Meanwhile, greater numbers of self-pay patients who are unable to cover their medical expenses are visiting emergency rooms for even trivial ailments, taxing ED resources and driving uncompensated care rates higher. Outdated facilities, a lack of technical prowess, and ongoing difficulties in finding and retaining qualified ED clinicians and leadership have also prevented EDs from providing the highest-quality care to as many patients as possible. These problems were explored in the May 2012 HealthLeaders Media?s Intelligence Survey, which asked ED leaders to discuss the most relevant issues pertaining to their current and future performance. Of the approximately 300 survey respondents, a wide majority (43%) reported that their department's greatest strategic challenge was patient flow. The second and third most popular responses—reimbursement and physician alignment/ adherence to quality goals—were both reported as the greatest strategic challenge by only 13% of respondents.

BY:
Picis
www.picis.com

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Leaders Face Challenges Establishing Culture of Performance

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Having clear strategies and consistent performance standards is key to a healthy and financially successful organization, but a disconcerting percentage of healthcare leaders feel their organizations fall down in both areas, according to a recent survey.

Healthcare leaders were asked to assess their organization's leadership and strategy by indicating to what extent they agree or disagree with 10 different statements. The areas addressed included goals, communication, accountability, and performance.

The survey, sponsored by GE Healthcare and carried out among members of the HealthLeaders Media Council, a group of top healthcare executives, showed that the vast majority of respondents (76%) believe their organization has a clear strategic vision. An even larger majority, 84%, believe their organization has engaged its employees in the execution of that vision. However, less than half of respondents think their organization operates as a meritocracy, with top performers getting recognition and rewards, and a mere 39% believe that their organization deals decisively with nonperforming employees.

The Case for Shared Decision Making

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Over the past decade, shared decision making has gained considerable attention. More than ever, physicians and patients need a framework for making medical decisions. There are lots of good reasons to improve the process - better outcomes, patient safety, health care spending, even medical malpractice. This white paper introduces the topic and makes a case for shared decision making, while laying out some tips on how decision aids can help. This is the first of two white papers we are releasing this summer on the topic of Shared Decision Making.

BY:
Krames StayWell
www.kramesstaywell.com

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Clinical System Adoption in the Community Hospital: Ten Training Keys for Success

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:02:00 GMT

The challenges associated with clinical system adoption can be met with the right training and engagement of the clinical staff before, during and after implementation. Additionally, laying the groundwork early can make a positive impact on the long-term success of your facility. HMS has identified 10 training keys that are common among hospitals that have achieved high levels of clinical system adoption. Learn how to create the optimal learning environment, select the right teachers and evaluate the training practices of your facility.

BY:
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
http://solutions.hmstn.com/HMS_Whitepaper_Request_05.html?CID=124

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Developing & Strengthening Nurse-Physician Relationships

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Best practices for developing and strengthening ED nurse-physician relationships.

BY:
CEP America
www.cepamerica.com

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Rapid Medical Evaluation (RMS®): The Solution to Emergency Department Overcrowding

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Developing innovative ways to increase efficiency in the Emergency Department (ED) can be a critical step in assuring that the highest quality, most cost effective care is provided. Rapid Medical Evaluation®(RME®) is a proven way to decrease patient wait times and increase the agility of an ED to meet the different needs and care levels that patients require. The fundamental principle of RME is to eliminate barriers and bring patients to providers as quickly as possible. It has been refined over a large number of sites and has proven to increase efficiency as well as patient satisfaction.

BY:
CEP America
www.cepamerica.com

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Mountainside Hospital utilizes strategic revenue cycle services and solutions to take a "better on the basics" approach to improve financial health

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:02:00 GMT

As pressures on revenues and supply costs continue to squeeze operating margins, healthcare organizations are adopting transformative strategies to optimize financial and operational performance, including initiatives to maximize revenue cycle efficiency. For Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J., it's a down-to-the basics approach that has sparked a financial resurgence based on a simple premise — what isn't measured can't be managed.

BY:
MedAssets
www.medassets.com

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Clinical System Adoption in the Community Hospital: Five Strategies for Success

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:02:00 GMT

Powerful industry forces are pressuring community hospital leaders in today's marketplace. Those pressures may appear to work against successful clinical system adoption, but they are surmountable. In our experience with hundreds of EHR implementations in community hospitals, we've identified five vital strategies that successful facilities have in common. These strategies start before implementation and carry over through go-live to ongoing optimization of the EHR.

BY:
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
http://solutions.hmstn.com/HMS_Whitepaper_Request_04.html

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