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Reservation Program Saves Beds, Prevents Readmissions
A health system tackled the challenges of transitioning patients to SNFs through a relationship with a multisite SNF. Together, the organizations created a bed reservation program, which results in a smoother and more effective transition process.
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Discharge Navigators Facilitate More Efficient Transitions
SNF beds were limited in one hospital’s region, even before the COVID-19 pandemic decimated nursing home staffing across the United States. ECU Health’s solution has been to assign a discharge navigator to work on obtaining authorizations for transferring patients to SNFs. Instead of waiting for the SNF to obtain authorization for a particular patient, the discharge navigator handles this task.
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Standardized Process for SNF Transitions Helps Prevent Readmissions
Using Lean methodology, Monument Health in Rapid City, SD, created a care transition process that reduces excess hospital days, prevents readmissions, and shortens the time it takes from discharge order to the patient leaving the hospital.
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Hospital Cuts Readmissions in Half with Process Improvement Strategy
Employees at HonorHealth Network in Phoenix work toward reducing readmissions. This is why the health system created a process improvement program that addresses the challenges of frequent users. In 2022, the program reduced readmissions among patients with complex care plans by 51%.
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Health Systems Improve Post-Acute Transitions
Transitioning patients from the hospital to skilled nursing facilities has become more difficult for case managers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Case management leaders from several different hospitals have developed solutions.
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Use Caution When Leveraging Exception from Informed Consent Rule
The exception from informed consent (EFIC) regulation requires public engagement. This means researchers must publicly disseminate the details of their trials before they are finished and publish the results when the study is completed. Despite these requirements, there is lack of transparency about EFIC trials.
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Congressional Proposal Would Reward Clinicians Who Practice in Rural Areas
The bill would expand medical school loan forgiveness in exchange for working in remote, underserved areas.
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Feds Greenlight Expanded Naloxone Availability
The FDA has approved the nasal spray version of the opioid overdose reversal agent for over-the-counter sales.
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California Lawmaker Pushes for More Mental Health Professionals in Hospitals
Employing trained mental health providers on site is important, but are there enough resources to meet the need?
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Ethical Approaches Needed for Social Needs Screening
Healthcare providers are screening patients and families for social needs, including housing instability, food insecurity, and difficulty paying for utilities. The idea is clinicians then can connect patients in need with appropriate community resources. However, there could be some unintended consequences.