article thumbnail

Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs

American Nurse

At the University of Alabama (UAB) Hospital, provider and patient complaints about this practice resulted in the formation of a quality improvement (QI) project team to assess the issue and find a solution that provides patients with timely access to appropriate care at an acceptable cost and doesn’t add unnecessary volume to the ED.

article thumbnail

What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

Relias

Pre-acute care is a key component of value-based care (and person-centered care ), as it can serve the patient’s best interests by reducing the need for costly and potentially avoidable acute care services and the risks of complications, infections, and adverse events.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What is Pre-Acute Care and Why Do We Need it?

Relias

Pre-acute care is a key component of value-based care (and person-centered care ), as it can serve the patient’s best interests by reducing the need for costly and potentially avoidable acute care services and the risks of complications, infections, and adverse events.

article thumbnail

Nurse Practitioner Specialties Explained

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

NPs are widely known and respected, and emerging evidence is showing great patient outcomes as well as superb patient satisfaction scores. One of the things that makes NPs so beneficial to the patient population and so marketable to hospitals, clinics, and beyond is their ability to specialize.