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The Exec: At Atrium Health, Virtual Nursing Increases Patient Satisfaction, Decreases Falls and Medication Errors

Health Leaders | Nursing

The North Carolina-based health system, now part of Advocate Health, launched its virtual nursing program in March 2021 when, like other health systems, nurses struggled to meet staffing demands. We saw staff engagement, a decrease in medication errors, a decrease in falls, and an increase in patient satisfaction.

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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

Shorten delays, improve safety, reduce costs Takeaways: Hospital discharge delays can result in patient safety issues, reduced patient satisfaction, and increased costs. An assessment tool that goes into effect at admission can help the patient and healthcare team prepare for discharge. Does the patient use meds by mail?

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Magnet4Europe

American Nurse

In July 2021, the HM-JSUMC and KL teams had an initial virtual meeting, and KL announced the partnership on its website. Professional practice model In November 2021, the KL team met to create their PPM and align it with the organizations overall strategic goals and priorities and the nursing departments strategic plans. 2023; 18(6).

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The Exec: Nurse Navigators Guide Cancer Patients Through Their Entire Care Journey

Health Leaders | Nursing

Rita Mercieca, RN, senior vice president and chief administrator, Northwell Health Cancer Institute HealthLeaders: Prior to Cancer Care Direct, a nurse navigation program originated for breast cancer patients in January 2022. How did that develop? so that’s tremendous.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elodia Mercier

Minority Nurse

For almost 40 years as the Director of Nursing for Throughput Operations at Montefiore Health System in New York, Elodia Mercier, RNC, MS, has been advancing patient care and creating and defining new roles for fellow nurses and other providers. After consecutive years of consistently meeting high Press Ganey (patient.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

Relias

But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. It was largely unsuccessful because it deprioritized quality and patient satisfaction. Here’s what you need to know about value-based payments.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

With decreases in nursing faculty, classroom space, and training resources, nursing schools turned away over 90,000 prospective nursing students in 2021. In this study, hospitals that had low patient experience scores in nursing generally had lower overall scores, underscoring how important good nursing is for patient experience.