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As part of its efforts to decrease readmissions, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL, developed a hospitalwide initiative to create safe transitions.
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The researchers who studied patient handoffs at 23 childrens hospitals found an alarmingly high baseline rate of handoff failure: 25.8% of the handoffs were insufficient or inaccurate.
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Lakewood Hospitals pilot project in which a patient navigator worked with at-risk patients saved the hospital $156,000 in just six months.
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As penalties rise for readmissions, it is critical for hospitals to implement and support continuity of care initiatives as patients transition from one level of care to another.
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The Affordable Care Act and other healthcare reform measures are making far-reaching changes to the way healthcare works, and hospitals and case managers are going to have to change their way of thinking to succeed.
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Most readmission efforts are focused on patient education and engagement during and after discharge, says Paul Shorrosh, founder and CEO of AccuReg Patient Access Solutions in Mobile, AL.
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While the beginning stages of the effort may not have been pretty, Washington states coordinated program to tamp down costs related to high ED utilization by Medicaid recipients has not only exceeded expectations in terms of cost savings, now emergency medicine professionals are eager to apply the partnerships formed as part of the approach to other health care problems.
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Patient navigators, the newest members of the healthcare team, guide patients through the complex healthcare maze and help them access the resources they need to manage their health.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will survey up to 1,200 covered entities and business associates to find those in need of a full HIPAA compliance audit.
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The University of Pennsylvania Health System has found that interventions by community health workers improve outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions for at-risk patients.