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Transitional care life coaches, clinics save hospitals thousands
Hospitals in Virgina are trying to keep patients from returning to the hospital by bolstering the shift to outpatient care, reported The Virginian-Pilot. For instance, Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Curbing readmissions doesn't have to be costly
It was almost too good to be true, but the results showed that it really worked. When Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital embarked on reducing readmissions with the Project Re-Engineered Discharge model,
Conference highlights 7 transitional care interventions
With providers across the country experimenting with transitional care improvements, many models that are spearheading the movement share some common interventions, said Cheri Lattimer, executive
Nurse intervention aims to reduce readmissions
As hospitals continue to combat readmissions, facilities in Florida and New Jersey have found a successful tool: nurse intervention and communication. For instance, Memorial Hospital focuses on
Cut readmissions with discharge 'passports,' communication
Discharge planning and provider communication helped Philadelphia hospitals reduce readmissions by 7 percent, according to a report released last week by The Health Care Improvement Foundation. Most
3 ways to cut down on hospital readmissions
Hospitals are taking a close look at care transitions in preparation for reimbursement changes that will penalize hospitals for high readmission rates. To avoid Medicare cuts and penalties, hospitals
'Hospital within a hospital' improves transitions
Instead of discharging patients right away, St. Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, Mich., will "discharge" patients to another floor called a "hospital within a hospital" to ease transitions,
Transitional hospital team cuts stroke risk by two thirds
In another win for transitional care, a study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Neurology found that having a special hospital team coordinate care for "mini-stroke" patients
Hospitals, nursing homes see readmissions drop with transitional care
With reimbursements on the line, hospitals are looking to improve their readmission rates. Hospitals, along with nursing facilities, across the country are using transitional care to keep patients
Borrow best practices for hospital readmission reduction programs
Hospitals and health systems can pull the best practices from some of the leading models for hospital readmission reduction programs, adjusting the strategies for the individual institutions, said
