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Readmissions Don’t Start in the Hospital —They Start After Discharge
April 1, 2026
Many after-hours issues escalate to providers by default. Nurse-led clinical triage helps reduce unnecessary escalation and provider on-call burden
5 Reasons Outsourcing Triage and Transfer Improves Operational Efficiency — Starting With the One Leaders Get Wrong
March 22, 2026
After-hours provider burden is reduced through nurse-first triage, clear escalation logic, and better visibility into after-hours workflows.
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How Health Systems Reduce After-Hours Provider Burden Without Expanding Call Coverage
After-hours provider burden is reduced through nurse-first triage, clear escalation logic, and better visibility into after-hours workflows.
When After-Hours Access Is Covered—But Not Reliable
After-hours access may be covered, but that doesn’t mean it’s reliable. Learn how unreliable after-hours care drives provider burnout, avoidable utilization and patient leakage—and how nurse-first triage improves outcomes.
Faster Care, Lower Costs, and Higher Revenue: Conduit and Bon Secours Mercy Health Featured in Avia Marketplace Webinar on Transfer Center Best Practices
Getting patients to the right level of care quickly is essential for delivering high-quality health care. However, managing transfers across a health system can be complicated, inefficient, and costly. Without an optimized transfer center, hospitals and health care providers risk delays, strained resources, and missed revenue opportunities.
In our webinar, leaders from Bon Secours Mercy Health share how they successfully transformed their transfer processes by partnering with Conduit Health Partners.
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5 Signs Your Health System Should Invest in a Nurse Triage Line
If your physicians are spending nights on non-urgent calls or your emergency departments are filling up with cases that could have been handled elsewhere, the issue is not just patient behavior. It is access.
Large health systems are under more pressure than ever to meet rising patient demand with limited resources.
How Centralized Transfer Centers Unlock Better Outcomes and ROI
Timely patient transfers are a hidden key to hospital efficiency.
Conduit Health Partners’ president, Cheryl Dalton-Norman, was recently featured in Chief Healthcare Executive on one of health care’s most pressing operational challenges: patient transfer delays.
In her article, Why timely transfers are a hidden key to hospital efficiency,
Patient Flow: The Hidden Driver Behind Your KPIs
Every day, health care administrators check in on their key performance indicators. They track what’s going well and what’s not. When metrics fall short, the focus often shifts to familiar territory—staffing levels, communication issues, throughput, or care delivery gaps. These are important areas to address.
But one operational factor often gets overlooked: patient flow.
In-House vs. Outsourced Patient Transfer Centers: A Financial Comparison
Every patient transfer is both a clinical decision and a financial one. In large health systems, the structure of your transfer center directly affects how many patients remain in-network, the speed of placement, and the revenue you retain. The decision to operate in-house or outsource should begin with a clear, data-driven financial analysis.
Schmitt-Thompson Nurse Triage Guidelines: Why They Matter and What Sets Conduit Apart as a Nurse Triage Partner
Every unnecessary ED visit drains time, money, and morale—and many are preventable. The key is how you use your triage protocols.
At Conduit Health Partners, we go beyond simply using Schmitt-Thompson guidelines, the industry standard. Our trained RNs apply them the right way, with real-time routing and integration aligned to your system’s goals,
Closing Pediatric Care Gaps Through After-Hours Support
When children fall ill or need urgent care after their pediatrician’s office has closed, families often face uncertainty and anxiety. Traditional office hours simply don’t align with the realities of busy family life, leaving many parents scrambling for answers in the middle of the night or on weekends. This gap in care can lead to unnecessary emergency room visits,
How Nurse-First Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Patient Access
In a recent article featured in Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (PSQH), our president Cheryl Dalton-Norman shared insights on how nurse-first strategies, like nurse triage and patient transfer solutions, are helping health systems ease provider strain while improving the patient experience.
At Conduit Health Partners, we know firsthand that health care delivery continues to face immense pressure: rising patient volumes,
How Nurse-First Triage and Transfer Centers Are Reshaping Health Care—Insights from Conduit’s COO
In a recent conversation with Matthew Holt of The Health Care Blog, Dominique Wells, MSN, RN, chief operating officer at Conduit Health Partners, shared insights into how nursing is evolving, and how Conduit Health Partners is at the forefront of this transformation.
Conduit Health Partners supports overburdened nursing teams with high-impact services including patient transfer operations and nurse-first triage.
Partnering to Extend Trusted Pediatric Care Around the Clock
A Case Study of Conduit Health Partners and Hello Pediatrics
In pediatric care, timely access and reliable after-hours nurse triage services are everything—especially for parents seeking guidance late at night. That’s why Hello Pediatrics, a physician-founded and physician-led organization, set out to ensure continuous care without compromising physician well-being.
How a Nurse-First Model Can Improve Access and Efficiency Across Health Systems
Health systems across the country are facing compounding challenges. Staffing shortages are straining clinical teams, emergency departments are overcrowded, and patients are often left without a clear path to the right level of care. These pressures are not new—but they are intensifying.
What’s needed is a practical model that addresses access,
Rethinking Patient Transfers: A Hidden Key to Financial Sustainability
In a recent op-ed published in Avia Marketplace, Dominique Wells, MSN, RN, chief operating officer at Conduit Health Partners, explores how health systems can unlock financial sustainability and operational efficiency by rethinking patient transfers.
An Overlooked Opportunity
With rising operational costs, shrinking reimbursements and workforce burnout at an all-time high,
Smart Load Balancing: Ensuring the Right Patient Gets to the Right Facility
Is this a familiar situation?
Your main acute care hospital is at capacity. Rural facilities are holding patients in the emergency department, waiting for transfers. Other hospitals in your network have available beds and the right clinical capabilities, but patients are not being sent there. Not because they cannot manage the case,
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Learn How Technology and Outsourcing Can Empower Nurses and Improve Patient Care
Conduit Predicts Continuation of Labor Shortages in 2025.
As the health care industry braces for another year of challenges and innovation, workforce shortages remain a critical concern. According to Cheryl Dalton-Norman, president of Conduit Health Partners, the solution lies in leveraging technology and rethinking workflows.
In an article with Healthcare IT Today,
The Health Care Topics that Topped the News in 2024
As we set our sights on 2025, let’s take a moment to look back at the major stories that shaped health care in 2024. With AI making waves across the industry, we thought it only fitting to turn to the very technology that’s been making headlines for insight into the health care topics that topped the year.
AI-Enhanced Transfer Services: Increasing Efficiency and Speed for Critical Patient Transfers
In urgent medical situations like stroke, fast and efficient patient transfers can be the difference between life and lasting disability. Conduit Health Partners, through its transfer center services, plays a crucial role in expediting these critical moves.
Such was the case at Mercy Health – Kings Mills Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio when a patient arrived presenting stroke symptoms.
Integrating a Patient Transfer Center into Your Health System: A Guide for Health Care Leaders
A patient transfer center can play a pivotal role in optimizing patient flow and enhancing outcomes across your health system. However, implementing such a system requires careful planning, strategic execution, and an emphasis on change management. This article outlines the top strategies healthcare leaders can employ to successfully integrate a patient transfer center,
Enhancing Patient Care Through Innovative Solutions
In a recent interview with RamaOnHealthcare, Dominique Wells, chief operating officer at Conduit Health Partners, shares insights on improving patient care through strategic innovations. With a rich background in nursing and health care technology, Dominique now leads Conduit’s efforts in providing nurse-first triage,
Combating Network Leakage: The Benefits of Outsourcing a Transfer Center
Network leakage is a significant challenge for health care systems, impacting both patient care continuity and financial stability. When patients seek care outside their designated network, it disrupts service delivery and results in substantial revenue loss. Addressing this issue is critical for health systems to deliver high-quality care and ensure the financial health of the organization.
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Leading with Purpose: Colleen Williams’ Journey in Clinical Management at Conduit
Clinical Manager, Nurse Triage, Scheduling, and Outreach | Conduit Health Partners
Meet Colleen Williams, clinical manager of Nurse Triage, Scheduling, and Outreach at Conduit Health Partners. With over six years at Conduit Health Partners, Colleen plays a vital role in overseeing daily operations, supporting her teams and ensuring high-quality service delivery to both clients and patients.
Preventing Readmissions Starts Before Discharge: The Role of Nurse-First Triage
Hospital readmissions are a persistent challenge for health systems across the country. Nearly one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days of discharge, costing the healthcare system billions of dollars each year. Beyond the financial burden, readmissions impact patient outcomes, contribute to overcrowding in hospitals, and can lead to penalties for health systems under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
How Nurse-First Triage Helps Reduce Provider Burnout
Provider burnout remains a pressing issue for health systems, impacting not only clinicians but also the quality of care patients receive. A 2023 survey by the American Medical Association found that 48.2% of physicians experienced at least one symptom of burnout, with more than half attributing it to a lack of support staff and excessive administrative tasks.
Increasing Patient’s Access to Care Through Nurse-First Triage
A Partnership Between Hopscotch Primary Care and Conduit Health Partners
In rural communities, access to timely health care remains a persistent challenge. Hopscotch Primary Care, committed to delivering high-quality care to seniors in these areas, has built a proactive, value-based care model.
However, before partnering with Conduit Health Partners, Hopscotch relied on varying after-hours processes across practices which put a heavy burden on the individual providers.
Why Nurse-First Triage Matters: The Key to Patient Safety and Satisfaction
In health care, the first point of contact is critical. When patients call for clinical advice, especially in urgent or uncertain situations, they need timely, expert guidance. Nurse-first triage models stand out because they place clinically trained professionals—nurses—at the forefront of this process. This approach not only improves patient satisfaction but also ensures safer and more effective care decisions.
Enhancing Patient Safety with Conduit’s Nurse-First Triage
A Solution to Overcome Nurse Burnout for Medical Groups
Patient safety and streamlined operations are critical for any medical group, but achieving this balance can be challenging. This is where Conduit Health Partners’ nurse-first triage solution becomes invaluable. Take Kenosha Community Health Center (KCHC) as an example—a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that turned to Conduit to address critical gaps in their patient care process.
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