Custodial or social hospitalizations have been a long-standing issue within acute care hospitals. These patients generally arrive to the Emergency Department (ED) with vague or
I must admit, I also fell victim to the implementation of a hospital discharge lounge when I was “voluntold” to set one up at my
A recent qualitative study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open explored the implementation of social determinants of health (SDoH)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an episodic payment model, the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). This is one of CMS’s
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),
Tuesday, June 4 might be just another day, but to the producers of one long-running Internet broadcast, it’ll mark quite a milestone: the 600th live
Inflation, the gradual increase in prices over time, has become a pressing issue for economies globally. The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI), data from the
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements: 2023 to monitor and optimize hospital management and improve outcomes
In the complex landscape of healthcare, hospital bed availability often plays a pivotal role in the effective management of patients. A crucial yet sometimes overlooked
Today I want to share some exciting updates in medical revenue cycle management, outlining how clinics and hospitals can maximize their revenue while minimizing headaches.
A regular comment I hear from hospitalist medicine and case management staff is “we are waiting on the PT consult” or “we are waiting for
The impact of high turnaround times from billers in medical billing is often overlooked, but it affects us all. Delays in processing times create financial
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