Providers unhappy over MedPAC recommendation on nursing home payment reductions
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
The commission recommends reduction in Medicare SNF payments in 2014 and reductions for facilities with high rehospitalization rates.
Maybe you don’t want to be in that preferred network …
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 23, 2017
When it comes to contemplating joining caregiving networks, maybe you have more in common with the hospital than you think. Poor-performing hospitals tend to coexist in the same market as poor-performing...
The Case for Case-Mix Adjusted Rehospitalization Rates
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
When you look at your personal monthly budget and see that your non-disposable income — what you need to cover your base monthly expenses — equals 65% of your monthly income. Can you assume 65% is...
Long-term care providers, hospitals successfully partner to reduce rehospitalizations
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 24, 2013
Long-term care facilities that coordinate with other healthcare providers play a vital role in reducing rehospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published January 23 in The...
PointRight releases PointRight® Pro 30
Jul 22, 2014
PointRight Inc. has released PointRight® Pro 30™, an upgraded version of its tools to track and to reduce rehospitalization rates in long-term care facilities. The product was previously called OnPoint...
Researchers’ app finally lets nursing homes and hospitals talk the same info-sharing language
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2023
In an attempt to reduce rehospitalizations, researchers have developed a new app that allows hospitals to speak the same language as the nursing homes receiving their newly discharged patients.
‘Cloud’ over rehospitalization reduction efforts shouldn’t deter skilled providers
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 23, 2019
Study results are causing experts to do the once unthinkable: question the campaign to lower rehospitalization rates.
NQF endorses rehospitalization tool
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 05, 2015
The National Quality Forum has endorsed the PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalization measure, the company and the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living announced today.
Pathway Health and Redilearning launch first series
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
Pathway Health and Redilearning Corp, which recently announced a partnership, have a new 10-course package on rehospitalization. Participants will learn how to avoid unnecessary rehospitalizations and...
LTC makes the Top 10, and figures to stay there
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2018
Recently, we were all inundated with lists of things to look for in 2018, not to mention “best of” 2017 compilations.