Hospitals with more nursing home beds nearby readmit fewer patients: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2022
Hospitals with a greater local supply of skilled nursing facilities and licensed nursing home beds are less likely to readmit patients with key conditions than hospitals in areas that lean heavily on home...
New calculation method would reduce readmissions penalties, CMS says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed changing the way hospital readmission penalties are calculated as part of its 2014 Medicare rate update. Potential readmissions penalties for long-term...
Gulf Coast receives highest Medicare payouts for post-acute care, CMS national databank shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2013
States around the Gulf of Mexico and in the Rust Belt face the highest post-acute care costs in the nation, according to Medicare data released Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Post-acute partnerships now have become a widespread strategy to reduce hospital readmissions, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 03, 2014
Hospital partnerships with post-acute providers can be considered a “key strategy” in reducing readmissions, according to market data gathered by executive advisory service Healthcare Intelligence...
Septicemia, urinary tract infections rank high on latest list of hospital readmissions causes
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 17, 2014
Two infectious conditions common in long-term care settings — septicemia and urinary tract infections — were among the top causes of hospital readmissions for Medicare beneficiaries in 2011, according...
Older adults — especially with frailty, dementia — likely to be readmitted after surgery
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Older adults who have a major surgery have a higher risk for being readmitted to the hospital within 180 of a procedure. The risk is even more so if the person is frail or has dementia, according to a...
Curve Health announces $6M in seed funding, new CEO
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2020
Curve Health, creator of a platform combining telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange,and predictive analytics for long-term care, has wrapped a $6 million seed-funding round led by Lightspeed...
Over 2,000 hospitals will be targeted for readmission penalties starting Oct. 1
Aug 14, 2012
In about six weeks, more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals will be subject to financial penalties for preventable readmissions, making their relationships with post-acute providers more important than ever.
Hospital readmissions double Medicare expense, more likely from certain settings, analysis shows
Jul 24, 2012
Medicare expenditures for beneficiaries who are readmitted to the hospital within 60 days are twice as high as expenditures for beneficiaries who aren’t readmitted, a new analysis sponsored by the...
Program to reduce hospital readmissions would link nursing homes with partners
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 15, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is setting aside $128 million for organizations that collaborate with nursing homes to establish programs that prevent residents from going back to hospitals...