2023 Reimbursement Reality

Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) is becoming a leading approach to improving patient and health system outcomes around the world. It links dollars spent to outcomes that matter to patients, rather than to the volume of services or to specific services processes or products that may or may not achieve those outcomes.

Stress is an inevitable part of our work environment. Without adequate knowledge of signs and symptoms as well as management strategies, problems can escalate until they produce a toxic outcome. This topic helps you quickly identify physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of poor stress management and explore 10 different interventions to manage personal stress including a relaxation/guided imagery exercise. This information is critical to maintain one's physical and emotional health so that work can remain a positive, stimulating environment.

Many care providers struggle with assessment and treatment of pressure injuries. Infection is the most common complication of the pressure injury condition, and the costs associated with both conditions can be astronomical. With a plethora of products and methods of treatment on the market, decision making surrounding wound treatment and confusion about wound assessment persists. This topic will demystify basic decisions about pressure injury treatment, and provide strategies to help mitigate and identify further complications such as infection in those who are most vulnerable to the condition.

In this webinar, we’ll speak with Dr. Mohsen Saidinejad, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Saidinejad, who is also director of the patient experience at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and chair of the Pediatric Committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians, will speak about his clinical and research experience using mobile and connected health tools to provide hospital aftercare for patients who have been discharged from the emergency department. He'll also discuss potential technology strategies to help engage patients with their ongoing chronic care.