With a clear and certain voice, the administrator announces to the room that his rehospitalization rate at Mossy Knoll is 9%. His peers nod with appreciation; one even applauds.
Creating a culture of teamwork to prevent hospital transfers
By
Arif Nazir, MD, CMD
Jul 24, 2023
As a physician leader in post-acute and long term care settings, most of what I do aims to empower, coach and motivate teams to prevent unwanted hospital transfers. I confess that initially, many years...
PointRight and McKesson team up to target hospital readmissions
Oct 17, 2012
McKesson Medical-Surgical and PointRight Inc. recently announced an agreement to bring analytics and solutions aimed at reducing readmissions to the long-term care sector.
Daiya Healthcare moves into Hawaii
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
Daiya Healthcare, a provider group specializing in post-acute and long-term care medicine, expanded operations into Hawaii with clinicians, offering primary care, psychiatry, palliative care and pain management...
Innovative strategies, tech for reducing rehospitalizations: Oct. 23
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2018
Attendees at a special McKnight’s webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 23 will learn strategies how to reduce their rehospitalization rates via current technology and other means
You already know the LTC story to watch this year (and so do they)
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2018
Look into the crystal balls out there to speculate about the rest of 2018. But remember, too, that examining the past is also a very good way to know the road ahead.
PointRight teaming up with McKesson
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2012
McKesson Medical-Surgical Minnesota Supply Inc. and PointRight Inc. recently announced an agreement to bring analytics and solutions aimed at reducing readmissions to the long-term care sector.
The rehospitalization rate for skilled nursing residents is “alarming,” according to an expert’s report to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Hospital readmission penalties for SNFs pose ‘critical problems,’ researchers say
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Apr 01, 2016
A provision of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act that will penalize both the skilled nursing facility and hospital for rehospitalizations will require SNFs to address some “critical problems,”...
Redoing readmissions
By
Tom DePoy
Sep 01, 2014
When people are discharged from the hospital following an illness, injury or surgery, that’s often not the end of the story.