Complete Care at La Plata is a skilled nursing facility located in La Plata, Maryland. Complete Care offers comprehensive rehabilitation and long-term care programs that give residents access to the expertise of the best medical professionals in the industry. Complete...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on HCAHPS and why Hospitals Should Care
It’s Time to Reboot Your Patient Satisfaction Strategy
Patient satisfaction scores decreased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since poor HCAHPS scores can negatively impact your hospital’s brand reputation and your bottom line, it’s time to recharge your patient satisfaction initiatives.
How to Enhance Observation Medicine Without Adding Staff
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...
It’s Time for a New Approach to Observation Medicine
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.
Adfinitas Health Announces New COO of Post-Acute Services
FOR MORE INFORMATION:Douglas Mitchellco-founder, chief executive [email protected] Industry Veteran Beth Love Joins Adfinitas Leadership Team July 28, 2022, Hanover, MD – Adfinitas Health, a Maryland-based provider of acute and...
Observation Medicine: Patient-first Clinical Care Drives Success and Efficiency
How to Leverage Advanced Practice Providers to Mitigate the Nursing Shortage and Reduce Nursing Turnover
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...
New Research Proves Leveraging APPs can Lower Costs While Maintaining High Quality Care
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...