Every day, clinicians face the difficult decision of when to admit patients, when to send them home, and when to keep them in observation. So often, the choice is made to keep the patient in observation whether it is warranted or not. Since patients in observation are...
Traditional patient observation is disjointed and doesn't always align with what's best for the patient. A Central Observation Unit (COU) helps hospitals deliver more effective observation medicine.
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Staffing shortages continue to plague hospitals; nearly a quarter have reported shortages at a critical level.[1] Nursing has been especially hard hit with vacancy rates as high as 23.7% in some hospitals.[2] A recent survey found that more than a third of nurses say...
More hospitals have begun using advanced practice providers (APPs) such as Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) in recent years as a way to reduce the high cost of physician hospitalists.[1] New research suggests the benefit of doing so may be even...
Mercy Medical Center has three physicians and eight full-time APPs and is located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
IN NOVEMBER 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set off a bombshell with new rules governing how physicians and NPs/PAs can bill split hospital visits. The rules took effect this Jan. 1, just two months after they were finalized. Groups with...