Jordan Cloch
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Jordan Cloch
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What have we agreed to? Cutting the knot with AI
In ancient Greek legend, the Gordian knot was a knot of extreme complexity that tied an oxcart to a post. Whoever could untie the knot was destined to become the ruler of Asia. By a popular account, when Alexander III of Macedonia (later Alexander the Great) was challenged to untie the knot, he came up…
Building skilled nursing relationships to improve hospital length of stay
The timely discharge of patients to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) remains a significant concern for health system leaders. There have been some signs of improvement: Just over 40% of respondents to Kaufman Hall’s 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement survey indicated that inpatient average length of stay (ALOS) had decreased over the past year. But…