In this episode of Inside the Hive, Ashley and Elizabeth sit down with nursing experts Marina and Joel to discuss the critical challenges facing healthcare and nursing today.

Marina, a nurse residency program director, and Joel, an experienced nurse currently working on the insurance side, dive into the persistent issue of miscommunication in patient transitions. Together, the panel explores how a disjointed system often leaves patients falling through the cracks once they leave acute care.

Key topics discussed include:

• Social Determinants of Health: How factors like food insecurity and lack of transportation heavily impact patient outcomes post-discharge.
  
  
• Debunking Insurance Myths: A look into the supportive role insurance nurses play, from coordinating home care to stepping up in life-saving emergencies.
  
  
• Empowering New Graduate Nurses: Practical strategies for new nurses to build better patient rapport, look beyond their computer screens, and utilize the powerful phrase "tell me more" to discover hidden patient needs.
  
  
• Fostering Cross-Pollination: The importance of breaking down the walls between insurance companies, hospital case managers, and home environment support to improve overall continuity of care.
  
  

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Production Credits:

• Hosts/Executive Producers: Elizabeth Walters Miller, Ashley Kellish
• Audio Engineering & Sound Design: Andrew Burchins Audio P...