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Cleveland Clinic’s Virtual Emergency Medicine Program: Treating the Right Patients in the Right Place

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Bruce Graham, DO, who leads Cleveland Clinic’s Virtual Emergency Medicine Program, interacts with a patient. Traditionally, Medicare regulations only allowed payment for emergency ambulance services when patients were transported to hospitals and other acute care facilities.

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

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What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. In emergency care settings, care coordination can involve immediate care, hospital admission, discharge planning, follow-up care, and post-acute care.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality: Will the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Hospital Designation Help?

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­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Let’s take a look at other components that have been communicated by CMS. What is in the Maternity Care Action Plan?