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Duke Raleigh Hospital's emergency department staff and the county's team of advanced practice paramedics work together to prevent readmissions among patients who are high utilizers of the healthcare system.
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Torrance (CA) Memorial Health System instituted Total Wellness Torrance, a multi-pronged approach to reducing preventable readmissions.
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"Safety culture" has been an important buzzword in occupational health for many years.
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As we have discussed in prior months, hospitals that are participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs meaning that they receive reimbursement from Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to participate in Medicare's "Conditions of Participation" (CoP).
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Florida Hospital East Orlando has developed a transitional care program for uninsured patients to coordinate their healthcare needs as they move from the hospital to home.
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Case managers and social workers have to look for creative solutions as hospitals struggle with finding a safe discharge for uninsured, undocumented, and homeless patients.
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Tampa General Hospital has created a fund that case managers can use to pay for post-discharge services for unfunded patients when there is no other option.
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A predictable, yet perhaps unwanted, change went into effect on Oct. 1, 2013.