In-home COPD management program cuts 30-day acute-care readmissions
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 29, 2022
Thirty-day readmission rates were 12% for post-acute COPD participants in an at-home pulmonary rehab program, and 22% for those without the intervention, a new study finds.
Many LTC nurses wonder if they belong, new study finds
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Long-term care nurses often feel isolated from the rest of the healthcare workforce, asking themselves, “Am I actually a nurse?”
Healthcare execs’ compensation likely to rise with shift to value-based pay
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Aug 17, 2017
Healthcare system executives salaries are on the rise, and that trend is expected to continue as the healthcare industry continues to move to a value-based reimbursement landscape, Modern Healthcare reported...
Medical center uses company for post-acute care referrals
Aug 02, 2017
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical announced it would use The Right Place, a digital health company, to help place patients in post-acute care facilities more efficiently.
PointClickCare strengthens analytics portfolio to expand data insights
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Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
Senior care software provider PointClickCare Technologies has acquired Co-Pilot, an analytics solution developed by Consonus Healthcare. Co-Pilot offers robust analytical capabilities, including rehospitalization...
Arete partners with Sensico on complex conditions
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 12, 2019
Arete Rehab is joining Senscio Systems on a new initiative that focuses on caring for patients with complex health conditions when they go home. Senscio’s artificial intelligence technology, Ibis™,...
Diabetes care: Take two betta fish and call me in a week
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Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 21, 2015
These days, with organizations being penalized for rehospitalizations and closely monitored on clinical outcomes, it would probably be very worthwhile to provide a group of elders with some pet fish, food...
Readmissions project brings 17% drop in hospitalizations
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Dec 06, 2017
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program created to reduce hospital readmissions among nursing home residents has shown positive results after three years, the agency announced.
60 seconds with … Jennifer Stelter
Jul 01, 2021
Jennifer Stelter, Psy.D., CDP, Chief Engagement Officer Resident Engagement Institute
Tech-savvy nursing homes gain edge, study finds
Feb 13, 2013
Health information technology helps nursing homes coordinate care and protect resident privacy, according to a leading researcher on the issue. Nursing homes without technology may rely on more creative...