A Boston-based study of 152 nursing home residents with advanced dementia found about 20% harbor strains of drug-resistant bacteria.
Heart patients fare better when prescribed home care after SNF discharge: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 05, 2019
Heart patients were less likely to be rehospitalized 30 days after discharge from a skilled nursing facility when home care was prescribed.
AHCA unveils quality goals with timelines
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living are zeroing in on rehospitalizations and reducing staff turnover as part of the organization’s Quality Initiative.
AHCA incorporates new rehospitalization measuring tool into Quality Initiative
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
The American Health Care Association announced Thursday that it will employ a new, proprietary methodology for calculating case-mix adjusted hospitalization metrics for its members in its national Quality...
AI, patient monitoring to drop readmits
Mar 13, 2018
Utilizing artificial intelligence and patient-monitoring tools may help predict the possibility of a readmission after a patient is discharged from the hospital, according to a new study.
SNF residents’ acute-care respiratory readmissions rise alongside community flu rates: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2022
When influenza and RSV virus activity rates rise, acute-care readmissions follow suit for residents of skilled nursing facilities. These relative readmissions rates spike even higher during flu season,...
AHCA will incorporate PointRight’s rehospitalization metric into its Quality Initiative
Sep 05, 2012
PointRight combines Minimum Data Set 3.0 data and unique analytics to calculate case-mix adjusted hospital readmission rates.
Financial incentives checked as way to cut rehospitalizations of nursing home residents
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 09, 2018
Adding a financial incentive for nursing homes to treat certain conditions onsite could reduce hospital readmissions, according to results of the second phase of a major study.
CMS: Readmit penalties will be higher than first thought
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2012
A miscalculation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services means that more than 1,400 hospitals with comparatively high readmissions rates will lose more federal funding than previously thought,...
SNFists increase nursing home referrals, but don’t lower rehospitalizations: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2023
The “rapid” adoption of SNFists, or clinicians specializing in skilled nursing care, has increased Medicare referrals for facilities that use them. But it has not led to reduced rehospitalizations,...