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In-person staff meetings

In-Person Staff Meetings Are Valuable for Health Care Teams

Tips include having frequent meetings which last 20 to 30 minutes and follow an agenda
About half of the nation's hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients return within a month of discharge

Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions

Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Primary care providers can improve the productivity of face-to-face visits with patients by identifying activities that can be delegated to another team member or performed using a different modality

How Do We Optimize Time With Patients in Primary Care?

Some activities may be delegated or accomplished outside of the visit using a different modality
The American Medical Association is encouraging clinicians to share their perspectives on electronic heath records and the meaningful use program.

AMA Wants Doctor Input on EHRs, Meaningful Use

Doctors encouraged to share stories, e-mail Congress members
Many health care workers do not remove personal protective equipment correctly

Inadequate Adherence for Proper Removal of Protective Gear

Forty-three percent of health care workers remove personal protective equipment in incorrect order
Reader questions about coding a new evaluation and management with modifier 25 and codes for three-dimensional mammograms are answered in an article published in Medical Economics.

Article Answers Reader Questions About Coding

Two questions relate to new evaluation/management with modifier 25 and 3D mammography
Universal health literacy precautions should be used to provide understandable information for all patients

Universal Health Literacy Precautions Recommended

Precautions include avoiding medical jargon, breaking down information into small steps
Strategies should be adopted to help with implementation of the Choosing Wisely program

Choosing Wisely: How to Implement in Clinical Practice

Strategies to improve chance of success include familiarization with evidence behind recs
Measures can be taken to encourage patients to use patient portals to help ensure practices meet current Stage 2 meaningful use requirements

AMA Suggests Ways to Encourage Use of Patient Portals

Suggestions include training staff on portal use; showing patients how to use the portal
Work flow

Three Issues to Consider Before Selecting EHR

Work flow, features and functionality, and technical infrastructure should all be considered