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Stress First Aid Uses Colors to take Nurses’ Emotional Temperature

By Carol Davis for Health Leaders Media A pilot program designed to identify, respond, and reduce stress reactions for nurses will help to “create a sense of community and provide nurses with emotional resources so they can feel empowered and supported,” says Sherry Fryman, RN, MSHA, chief nursing officer for University of South Alabama Health University Hospital,…

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CMS Ups Reimbursement For Certain SDOH Codes

By Amanda Norris for Health Leaders Media CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. Along with its yearly payment rate changes, the final rule placed a focus on promoting high-quality care and rewarding hospitals that deliver such care to underserved populations. Notably, CMS finalized a higher severity level designation for…

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Kaiser AI system prevented 500 deaths

By Noah Schwartz for Becker’s Hospital Review Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is using artificial intelligence to directly assist clinicians, such as a monitoring program that can predict deterioration risk, rather than just creating algorithms, the AMA reported Aug. 25. The alert system identifies high-risk patients using EHR and clinical data. The tool has prevented 500 deaths, according…

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Learn How Dolbey’s CDI Alerts is Changing the Game for Documentation: An Interview with Michael Eminger, MSN, RN, CRNA Lead Clinical Subject Matter Expert

The team at Dolbey unveiled their newest innovation, CDI Alerts™, at the 2023 ACDIS National Conference in May. CDI Alerts is an add-on feature for the already robust Fusion CDI software, used by hospitals’ clinical documentation integrity staff (CDIS) to assist in capturing the most accurate documentation possible. But how exactly is CDI Alerts changing the…

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