Our brand new year is already into its second month. So chances are fairly good you have been exposed to more than a few suggestions from the success gurus.
Preventing hospital bounce-backs
Jan 17, 2014
All organizations should be aware of their rehospitalization rate and should be addressing this in their QAPI meetings – why did they go out, what could have been done to prevent it, was there a...
Ask the nursing expert … about reducing rehospitalizations
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jan 01, 2014
Everyone is talking about rehospitalizations. Can you please simplify this for me? As the leader in my facility, where do I start?
Hospitals are releasing too soon, but nursing homes can seize opportunities to reduce readmissions, INTERACT...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2013
Nursing homes need to build relationships with their local hospitals to reduce unnecessary readmissions, cut costs and provide better care, a geriatric expert said Thursday.
Guide helps leaders strategize for ACO participation
Dec 05, 2012
“The Healthcare Executive’s Guide to ACO Strategy” helps healthcare leaders prepare for the burgeoning world of accountable care organizations.
Nursing homes are hospitals’ silent cheering section on this one
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2012
It’s interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this...
Not enough applicants: CMS stalls bundled payment initiative
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 22, 2012
Regulators say they are delaying implementation of one of the Affordable Care Act’s bundled payment initiatives due to low applicant turnout.
Study reveals that ultraviolet light eliminates deadly hospital-acquired infections
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 19, 2012
Researchers say they nearly eliminated deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a study encompassing 50 patient rooms at two medical facilities by using a specific spectrum of ultraviolet light.
CMS: Initial penalties for hospital readmissions were set too low
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 03, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said that it made an error when calculating the penalty rates, and that hospitals will pay slightly higher penalties than previously thought.
Nurses are the first line of defense in preventing readmissions, expert says
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 03, 2012
To help hospitals prevent costly readmissions, long-term care providers need to get serious about partnering with local hospitals, an expert said Tuesday.