Minimizing Burnout in Healthcare with a Human-Centric Workplace Culture
One could argue that the healthcare industry is by its nature human-centric, with patients at the center. Human-centric workplace programs expand on this mission by focusing on the people providing the care.
Rethink Nursing Workflows to Relieve Burnout
In addition to the reduction in healthcare services, nurse staffing issues directly affect patient care. A recent survey by the Michigan Nurses Association found that 42% of respondents knew of a patient’s death being caused by nurse understaffing, nearly double the percentage (22%) from seven years ago.
ABQAURP News September 2023
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With Community Paramedicine, House Calls are Making a Meaningful Comeback
One of the biggest care gaps occurs when the patient leaves the hospital. The care team can send along instructions for care management, send texts or emails or make phone calls, even schedule follow-up care, but there’s no guarantee those directions will be followed.
How to Implement a Care Management Model
A recent research article found patients with complex medical and social needs that were engaged in the Camden Coalition’s care management model had significantly lower hospital readmissions than similar patients who were not engaged in the care management model.
Making In-Home Care Worker Safety a Priority
Private duty and home health administrators must tackle many industry challenges as leaders, such as worker shortages and reimbursement issues. Another of those challenges is workplace safety and how to keep in-home care workers safe from abuse and bodily harm when taking care of clients.
Mass General Brigham Expands Its Hospital at Home Program
Health system officials have announced that Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Salem Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital will join the Home Hospital program, which was launched by both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2016 and consolidated in 2020 when the two hospitals merged.
How to Address the Relationship Between Health Equity and Patient Safety
Health equity has become a top priority for healthcare providers nationwide. Last year, health equity was added as the Quintuple Aim for healthcare providers. In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthcare improvement was introduced, featuring improvement of population health, enhancement of the care experience, and reduction of costs. In 2014, the Quadruple Aim for healthcare improvement was created with the addition of workforce well-being as a fourth element to address healthcare worker burnout.
Dartmouth Health Uses Telemedicine, Virtual Learning to Help With Difficult Births
Rural hospitals are closing their labor and delivery (L&D) units at alarming rates, forcing more expectant parents to give birth in an ill-prepared emergency room or other location, like the back of an ambulance. At New Hampshire’s Dartmouth Health, officials are combining virtual learning and a hub-and-spoke telemedicine platform to address difficult and emergency births.
How a Remote Nurse-First Triage Model Reduces Benefits Spend for Employers
For two large employers, one type of nurse advice line—a nurse-first remote triage model—reduces unnecessary emergency department and urgent care visits. It’s an approach that lowers healthcare costs for both employees and employers and helps minimize readmissions by offering patients clinical support when they need it, including after hours.