Patients are getting lost between the in-patient and out-patient world. This results in higher readmissions, sicker patients, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Today, on average, the national rate for 30-day all-cause readmission is almost 15% (see Figure 1 below). Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost [...]
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Five Reasons Digital Charge Capture Is Worth It
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Telehealth can Reduce Healthcare Costs and Increase 1:1 Time with Your Patient
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Telehealth can Reduce Healthcare Costs and Increase 1:1 Time with Your Patient
According to Definitive Health’s 2019 Annual Healthcare Trends Survey: 38% of Hospital Executives reported reducing operating expenses was their number one priority for 2019. The challenge is….how...
Want to LOWER READMISSIONS? Do These 6 THINGS NOW.
Patients are getting lost between the in-patient and out-patient world. This results in higher readmissions, sicker patients, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Today, on average, the national...
Competence is a Ladder
How Understanding the Four Stages of Competence Can Improve the Way You Learn and Teach In 2004, I started the University of Arizona’s Paramedic program. It was an intense program by any standard...
Competence is a Ladder
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Purposeful Rounding with Automated Charge Capture
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