Best Practices for Hospital Discharge Processes Establishing an effective hospital discharge process is a crucial part of a patient’s stay and can significantly impact the success of their recovery. Patients, families, and subsequent care providers require a detailed education on continued treatment, aftercare processes, and required medications, to avoid any complications that may surface during … Continued
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Code blue workflow: Introduction In critical healthcare scenarios, swift response is the linchpin to saving lives. Enter code blue workflows – a set of protocols that guide healthcare teams in high-stress scenarios. When a patient’s life is at stake due to cardiac arrest, respiratory failures, or other life-threatening conditions, these workflows ensure a rapid, … Continued
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Advancements in Real-Time Health System Technologies, 2023 The OnPage team is pleased to inform you that we’ve been acknowledged in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Real-Time Health System Technologies, 2023 report, as a Sample Vendor in the Clinical Communication and Collaboration category. As per the Gartner report, “This Hype Cycle includes technologies pivotal to the … Continued
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Effective communication in nursing is central to providing top-quality patient care. Nurses communicate with patients to understand their health issues, and they provide them with the care and compassion needed for recovery. Accomplishing effective communication with patients directly impacts patient health outcomes, and it has far-fetched implications when carried out ineffectively. As such, effective communication … Continued
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Handoff communication occurs when a patient is transitioned from one care setting to another. Communication is central to handoffs, and clinical staff are expected to share comprehensive details about the patient’s health to the next care provider in charge. During handoff, sensitive information is passed in real time to another care provider during changes in … Continued
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) conducts periodic audits to verify that covered entities (CEs) and their business associates (BAs) are complying with HIPAA regulations. This article will discuss the steps organizations can take to ensure they pass a HIPAA compliance audit by having the proper data privacy and … Continued
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HIPAA compliant text messaging enables healthcare providers to securely communicate with patients and other healthcare providers. To ensure HIPAA compliance, you need to use HIPAA standards to create secure electronic data transmissions (in this case, text messages). The goal is to secure transmissions that contain protected health information (PHI). To become HIPAA compliant, electronic communications … Continued
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Medical practitioners must move beyond their own expertise to make informed patient care decisions. This can be achieved by normalizing team collaboration, encouraging providers to access information gathered by other specialists along the patient’s continuum of care. However, healthcare is plagued with fragmented communication due to archaic technology. There is also a lack of accountability … Continued
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Organizations require a well-crafted clinical communication plan to streamline workflows across care teams. The communication plan must include processes, hardware and software that improves how providers perform. An effective communication plan eliminates barriers across departments and ensures that all providers are informed of patient-related incidents. High-level healthcare administrators are responsible for designing, managing and launching … Continued
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As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread and new virus strains emerge, the public is frantically looking for answers regarding the U.S. government’s vaccine distribution plan. A sound vaccine distribution plan is especially crucial in times like these. All U.S. states, stretching from both coasts, are experiencing a vast number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations. The … Continued
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