Rush University to study role of social workers in preventing rehospitalizations of seniors
Jul 29, 2009
Social workers, not nurses, could be better suited at preventing rehospitalizations among the elderly. That is what a new Rush University Medical Center study seeks to prove.
How we used machine learning to reduce rehospitalizations
By
Mike Logan
Feb 12, 2021
In late 2020, I applied for a technology grant through a machine-learning technology company that builds customized, machine-learning tools based on a facility’s retrospective EHR and rehospitalization...
Be measurably fabulous
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 01, 2012
On the heels of American Health Care Association announcing the adoption of PointRight’s OnPoint-30 rehospitalization metric, you may be wondering what it means exactly and what’s at stake....
Hospital stays now under fire
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2012
Skilled nursing facilities should promote their efforts to better reduce rehospitalizations, a policy expert warns.
Play to your strengths
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 01, 2013
Hospitals are penalized for high readmission rates, but you know that. Today’s hospital penalty is determined by looking at Medicare beneficiaries leaving an acute care stay with a hospital DRG of...
Taking action to reduce hospital returns
By
Tom DePoy
Jul 14, 2014
Today, Revera nursing centers are taking effective steps to bring down rehospitalization rates, control costs and improve patient outcomes.
Better retention of SNF licensed nurses relates to fewer rehospitalizations, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 19, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities that have fewer rehospitalizations are likely to retain their licensed nurses at a higher rate than other SNFs, according to a study in the April issue of Gerontology.
Opinion: Improving nursing home care goes beyond helping nurses
By
Kristen Fischer
May 30, 2024
An editorial published Monday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society points out flaws in moves to improve nursing home care outlined in a report published in March.
PointRight launches mobile app
Jul 14, 2015
PointRight has created a new mobile app called PR Pronto!™.
PointRight® Pro 30™ use tops 9,000 facilities
Aug 19, 2014
PointRight Inc. has announced its PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalizations metric is now used in more than 9,000 skilled nursing facilities.