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Do your orders for Observation abide by MAC guidance? "The order for outpatient observation services must be in writing and clearly specify outpatient observation. The order must include the reason for observation, services ordered and be signed, dated, and timed by the physician responsible for the patient during his/her outpatient observation care" No? Don't worry. It may be on the web but it's not supported by CMS. Read more in my article.

This article explains the new regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2024 and how they affect the use of observation, criteria, and tools for admission and post-acute care decisions. • Observation should not exceed 48 hours and does not require a reason in the order. • Criteria such as MCG or AI tools like naviHealth can only be used to approve, not deny, care based on CMS requirements. • Tools that predict or limit the length of stay or the level of post-acute care must be validated by a clinical assessment. 💡One idea to improve your customer success is to educate your clients on the new MA regulations and how they impact their access to care. #iodinesoftware #AwareUM #utilizationmanagement #CMS

Patient Care Management Strategies(11/14): Patient Feedback refers to the valuable input, opinions, and comments provided by patients regarding their healthcare experiences, treatment, and interactions with healthcare providers and facilities. Here are some tips. Full Details: https://lnkd.in/dVTwXyXP #patientfeedback #patientexperience  #patientsafety #patientsafetyfirst   #PatientFollowup #PatientFollowupIdeas #patientservices  #patientcare  #care #management #patient #patients #careermanagement #healthcaremanagement #drlogy #labgrowth #pathologysoftware #pathologylabsoftware #hospitalsoftware #clinicsoftware #hospitals #Clinic #Dentalclinic #drlogy #PatientCare #CareManagement #Healthcare #MedicalCare #HealthManagement #PatientSupport #HealthcareServices #HealthcareManagement #PatientCare #Healthcare #Nursing #Medical #Wellness #Health #Caregiving #Hospital

We're constantly working to deliver high-touch, multi-disciplinary care. Our telehealth platform combines clinical notes from our admin team, health coaches and multiple practitioner sources (including doctors, pharmacists, nurses and medical support), into one record. This allows us to deliver high-level continuity of care for our patients. We’re currently the only telehealth company in Australia to be certified by the EQuIP6 standards for the safety and security of our platform. But there’s always more work to do. Based on feedback from our clinical team, we’ve recently delivered a series of updates to improve the user experience for practitioners, including: ⚠️ Critical Notes: Practitioners can communicate critical information about a patient between prescribers, health coaches, admins and the clinical operations team. These appear as large highlighted notes in the patient’s dashboard. ✍️ Addenda: Sometimes a patient’s information changes, and certain notes need to be shown in the context of what came before. Practitioners can now simply add further context on a note, without having to create a new note in their patients’ history. This keeps relevant information together. 📂 Editing & Archiving: While clinical notes are never deleted to ensure patients maintain a complete history, practitioners can edit notes within 12 hours of their consultation with a patient and our in-house clinical team can archive information that is no longer relevant. Yes, this type of work isn’t as glamorous as other platform updates, so often goes unnoticed in the background. But we believe in paying equal attention to all our users (not just patients, but prescribers, health coaches and internal admins too) so they can be more efficient in supporting patients. Here’s a massive shout-out to our engineering and product teams who are constantly working to improve both the practitioner and patient experience. Kate Jordan Dan Harsanyi Gilbert W. Ryan Turnbull Ollie Robb + the wider team. (Note, video contains dummy data and is not a real patient)

Emory Healthcare to Pilot AI-Powered Virtual Inpatient Monitoring - HIT Consultant #EmoryHealthcare to Pilot AI-Powered Virtual Inpatient Monitoring Emory Healthcare, a leading academic health system in Atlanta, is set to pilot an AI-powered virtual inpatient monitoring system. The system aims to improve patient care and reduce the burden on healthcare providers. #AI #VirtualMonitoring #The Need for Virtual Inpatient Monitoring The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for remote patient monitoring solutions. Virtual inpatient monitoring can help healthcare providers remotely monitor patients' vital signs and identify any deterioration in their condition. #RemoteMonitoring #PatientCare #How AI-Powered Virtual Inpatient Monitoring Works The AI-powered virtual inpatient monitoring system uses advanced algorithms to analyze patient data in real-time. It can detect patterns and anomalies ai.mediformatica.com #health #healthcare #emoryhealthcare #pilot #technology #patients #risk #safety #data #emergency #emergencydepartment #falls #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3QOsNsb)

Why is it so hard to solve problems in healthcare? "All of these things were happening with technology, but none of it resonated with the point of care and with solving problems for the clinicians," said Eve Cunningham MD MBA. "The reason is because clinicians weren’t getting involved. And yet, most of the problems that need to be solved are clinical." Thank you healthsystemCIO and Kate Gamble for sitting down with CEO and Founder of MedPearl Eve Cunningham MD MBA to take a deeper dive into what it takes to solve #clinical problems. 👉 #Changemanagement in the time of clinician #burnout 👉 Prove it out, demonstrate the #valueproposition 👉 Get more engaged with #IS 👉 Address the #TMI problem and #cognitiveburnout for #clinicians 👉 Democratize clinical expertise 👉 Support the frontline clinicians For all the details on being a #changemaker, listen in. https://lnkd.in/geKYcu78

Mutual empowerment is exponential. Its potential to create positive change is enormous. Here’s how it can change healthcare for the better.   Mutual empowerment is a simple concept. We help each other gain more power, and we each (or all) benefit.   That seems like a straightforward exchange of value, but when the empowerment is mutually positive, the effect is synergistic. 1+1=3. Or 4. Or 10.   Mutual empowerment doesn’t need to be limited to two people or groups. It can include multiple participants. This is where it gets really interesting.   Each participant benefits, but each empowered individual or group can use that increased power to effect more positive change and enter into more mutual empowerment agreements and experiences with others.   In the context of healthcare, mutual empowerment means that all stakeholders play an active, collaborative role in improving healthcare delivery and how healthcare is experienced.   The potential for mutual empowerment can certainly apply to relationships between patients and providers, but there are many more opportunities in healthcare for mutual empowerment to have an exponential effect.   ➡️⬅️ Physicians empowering patients and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Physicians empowering nurses and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Nurses empowering patients and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Physicians and other clinicians empowering each other ➡️⬅️ Nurses empowering each other ➡️⬅️ Physicians empowering pharmacists and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Pharmacists empowering patients and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Patients empowering other patients ➡️⬅️ Patients empowering their family caregivers and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Care teams empowering patients and vice versa ➡️⬅️ Care team members empowering each other ➡️⬅️ Healthcare leaders and managers empowering their teams and vice versa   You get the idea.   Here's just one example of how mutual empowerment between patients and their care providers could improve healthcare delivery, patient experience, and provider experience. (I'll include other examples in the comments.)   Shared Decision Making:   Healthcare Delivery: Empowering patients to actively participate in medical decisions can lead to care plans that better align with their values, preferences, and needs, leading to better health outcomes.   Patient Experience: When patients are active participants in their care, they often report higher satisfaction because they feel heard and valued.   Provider Experience: Shared decision-making can reduce the burden on providers to make difficult decisions in isolation, leading to decreased stress and potential burnout.   The catch (and there's always a catch) is that mutual empowerment requires two or more parties to want and agree to empower each other. That's a choice available to all the stakeholders in healthcare.   Who's in?   #mutualempowerment #healthcare #synergy #whosin

If you are insured by Health Net, they are changing their virutal health visits from Babylon to Teladoc effective TODAY! See note from Health Net below: Attention Health Net members - Health Net is changing their virtual care from Babylon to Teladoc effective today! See note from Health Net below: Health Net members to access Teladoc for virtual visits, effective August 10 Effective August 10, 2023, Health Net will transition our select telehealth services provider to Teladoc Health (Teladoc) for all Commercial and Medi-Cal Members. What you need to know Babylon, our previous select telehealth services provider, has changed their IVR messaging and has begun mailing to notify members that their providers are no longer available through the Babylon mobile app. Our relationship with Babylon ended quicker than anticipated and we learned Babylon updated their IVR messaging before we were able to notify members about Babylon in advance. Given the nature and urgency of this change, Health Net expedited our communication to notify members as quickly as possible. Due to the lack of advance notice of the change, we were not able to send broker and client communications sooner. We are committed to ensuring members, you and your clients have the information you need to make the transition to Teladoc as smooth as possible. Members can start accessing Teladoc virtual visits on August 10, 2023. Teladoc is available in all 50 U.S. states. Some restrictions may apply. Members will receive a new Member ID by January 1, 2024. The updated member ID card includes Teladoc’s website and information about how to access Teladoc on the ID card apron. All new members will receive an ID Card with Teladoc information. Health Net will begin sending notification letters to your clients on August 10 and members on once regulatory approval is received. Members can use Teladoc to: Make an appointment for a virtual visit with a medical provider 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Book a virtual Behavioral Health appointment 7 days a week, 7am to 9pm local time. Teladoc can help with every day, non-emergency conditions like the flu, sinus infections, stomach bugs and more. Members can access Teledoc to begin services by downloading the Teladoc mobile app, visit their website at www.teladoc.com/hn or call 1-800-TELADOC (835-2362) to set up an account using the temporary Access Code to get started. CA Medicaid = CNCCACAID CA Marketplace = CNCCAMP CA Commercial = CNCCACOM

UPMC Moves to Single Epic EHR to Boost Health Data Interoperability - EHR Intelligence #UPMC Moves to Single Epic EHR to Boost Health Data Interoperability #Introduction UPMC, a leading healthcare provider, has made the decision to transition to a single Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. This move is aimed at improving health data interoperability and enhancing patient care. #The Need for Interoperability The lack of interoperability between different EHR systems has been a major challenge in the healthcare industry. UPMC recognized the need to address this issue and decided to consolidate its various EHR systems into a single platform. #Benefits of a Single EHR System By adopting a single EHR system, UPMC expects to achieve several benefits. These include improved care coordination, enhanced patient safety, increased efficiency ai.mediformatica.com #patients #data #health #oracle #medical #cerner #epic #medicalrecords #upmc #datainteroperability #doctors #epicehr #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/46fvsQf)