Posted: October 1, 2023 | Category: News
Unless critically ill, today’s patients usually do not experience extended hospital stays and there are often multiple providers taking care of them. These trends have given rise to an increased focus on transitions of care.
Posted: August 1, 2023 | Category: News
Health care organizations are now combining quality assurance with continuous quality improvement, requiring a commitment to constantly improve operations, processes, and activities toward the ultimate goal of best patient care.
Posted: July 7, 2023 | Category: News
Amy A. Jibilian, MD, will take the lead as Chief Wellness Officer for Valley Preferred and LVHN. The last several years have seen a concentrated focus on clinician well-being to try to mitigate burnout and help providers recapture the joy of practicing medicine.
Posted: July 1, 2023 | Category: News
A core solution to health care burnout is to create an environment where caregivers are professionally fulfilled. This becomes a complex since health systems are increasingly under pressure to operate like businesses with financial and revenue goals.
Posted: June 1, 2023 | Category: News
Patients can tell immediately whether their doctor is listening and if they truly care. For health care leaders and hospitals, focusing on engagement is a matter of quality and also profitability. Caring physicians are much more productive than those less involved.
Posted: May 11, 2023 | Category: News
Care coordination improves communication between all providers involved with a patient’s care. The “team” typically includes physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs), social workers, nurse case managers, and pharmacists.
Posted: May 1, 2023 | Category: News
Awareness of “mindfulness” and increasing acceptance are bolstered by a growing body of scientific evidence that is giving mindfulness new credibility and broader practical applications for wellness and adjunctive treatment.
Posted: April 1, 2023 | Category: News
The primary care physician is often the starting point for patients with mental health concerns. 20 percent of all visits include at least one mental health indicator: depression screening, counseling, a mental health diagnosis, psychotherapy, or provision of a psychotropic drug.
Posted: March 1, 2023 | Category: News
In this time of EMRs and value-based health care, we are required to as accurately and as specifically as we can, record the severity of illness and medical conditions for which we are treating our patients. Here are four key guidelines tell the full story.
Posted: February 1, 2023 | Category: News
Care coordination enables information sharing among the providers involved with a patient’s care. Each member identifies the patient’s needs and preferences and communicate them at the right time to the right people, providing safe, appropriate, and effective care to the patient.