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Through our blog we hope to provide information and insight to assist leadership in the overall strategic direction and execution of operations, particularly as it applies to community healthcare providers.
A Leader’s Guide to Telehealth Expansion
Posted on March 26, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded telemedicine access to Medicare beneficiaries in an effort to keep at-risk populations safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Avoid These Common Mistakes When Recruiting Executives
Posted on March 18, 2020
In rural communities, a hospital board of directors plays a vitally important role, providing effective governance through responsibilities like strategic decision-making, overseeing the financial well-being of the organization, and ensuring the hospital is providing quality care.
Behavioral Health and Care Coordination—a Win-Win for Providers and Patients
Posted on March 11, 2020
The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates nearly 44 million American adults experience mental illness in a given year. That’s one in eight Americans. That also means chances are good that your primary care practice currently has patients with behavioral health conditions.
The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in the Wake of Decreasing Access to Physicians
Posted on March 04, 2020
No community is immune to the physician shortage and the strain they place on an already-stretched thin healthcare system. But perhaps nowhere is it felt more strongly than in rural communities, especially those positioned hours from the nearest metropolitan area. Unfortunately, the trend is unlikely to fade anytime soon, as the demand for primary care is expected to increase as the population ages.
5 Tips for Better Interim Placement
Posted on March 03, 2020
Forget slow and steady. When it comes to interim placement, the more appropriate descriptor is fast and furious. “The placement of the right interim executive into an organization is somewhat like speed dating on steroids,” says Mike Lieb, vice president, interim services, for HealthTechS3. “The organization has immediate, specific needs, and the candidate pool is full of qualified executives.”
QAPI Is Coming to Critical-Access Hospitals—What You Need to Know Now
Posted on February 19, 2020
It’s been more than four years in the making, but starting next year—March 30, 2021, to be exact—critical access hospitals will be required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to meet new quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) requirements as a condition of their participation in Medicare.
Adolescents, Patient Portals and Privacy—What You Need to Know
Posted on February 12, 2020
The proliferation of patient portals may have stemmed from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Meaningful Use requirements, but their multitude of benefits, from increased patient engagement to optimized office workflows, is the real driving force behind this now-ubiquitous healthcare technology tool.
Back to the Basics: Prioritize Health Promotion for Care Coordination Success
Posted on February 04, 2020
Health promotion is something we all learned in nursing school, but in the frenzied reality of today’s healthcare setting, the concept is an easy one to forget. How can you be proactive when you’re constantly being reactive?
New Discharge Planning Rules Put the Focus on Patients
Posted on January 28, 2020
A new discharge planning rule went into effect Nov. 29, 2019. While new regulations often have providers scrambling to prepare, this one shouldn’t be too heavy of a lift. That’s because a lot of the rule is about mandating what many rural hospitals and CAHs already do as part of their discharge planning process.
The Importance of Health Literacy in Rural and Critical Access Hospitals
Posted on January 22, 2020
How well do your patients understand doctor’s orders, prescription labels and disease pamphlets? While various definitions exist, health literacy is widely considered to be the “degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”