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Bed Shortage? How to Stretch Hospital Capacity-Part 2

Every system has surges in volume, whether they are predictable or unpredictable surges. Most facilities were not designed to handle either type of surge – it’s simply not cost effective. But staff can...

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How the Best Hospitals Manage Social Determinants of Health

At the AONE and the Patient Experience conferences last month, three presentations stood out. Each described innovative ways to quantify and manage social determinants of health. HOME TELEHEALTH The...

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How to Reinvent Nursing for Population Health

58% of nurses currently work in an acute care setting. But, as providers start to manage health rather than treat illness, we expect inpatient days to decline. The number of hospital-based nursing jobs...

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How to Get the Most Value from Healthcare Conferences

This morning, sorting through notes from the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2015 Conference I attended in April in Phoenix. I came across this doodle I scribbled in a margin: Have we...

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Rebuttal to “14 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Nurse”

Cosmopolitan magazine recently published “14 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Nurse” that received a lot of attention and commentary on social media. I’m sure it also caught the attention of...

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What If Better Patient Care Means Reduced Hospital Revenues?

Imagine hearing this at a conference: “Success resulted in decreased revenue for our healthcare system.” My first thought: Am I going to learn about rewarding intelligent failure in this session? Well,...

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How Will You Make Money If You Don’t Know What Nursing Costs?

“We have to cut nursing costs” are dangerous words when we don’t know what it actually costs for nurses to deliver patient care. Often, nursing care is still considered part of Room and Board. Without...

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Why Enlightened Self-Interest Improves Patient Care

Which would you rather take part in: an opportunity to enhance your skill set, or, a mandated quality improvement program? A recent study illustrates that investing in the professional growth of...

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How to Prevent Reimbursement Denials Before They Occur

Overlooked reimbursement denials can put 1-3% (or more) of net hospital revenue at risk. In a billion dollar revenue health system, avoidable denials run $8-25 million per year. Clinical denials...

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Was Your New ED Designed to Fit the Way You Work?

Maybe you have a new emergency department (ED) under construction, or work in a newly built ED. But what if it wasn’t designed in conjunction with your specific operational processes? Either way, you...

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