Close, specific hospital-SNF partnerships drive down readmission rates, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
A strong relationship between a hospital and a skilled nursing facility reduces the readmission rate among patients discharged to that SNF, according to recently published research.
White paper addresses integrating medical devices and EMR at point-of-care
Oct 17, 2012
RosieConnect’s mobile, wireless, immediate transmission of vitals, weight and glucose from bedside or point-of-care to receiving EMR’s delivers nursing time-savings, elimination of documentation...
Transitional care programs lower hospital readmission rates, two studies show
Jul 27, 2011
Seniors who leave hospitals and are placed in transitional care programs are far less likely to be return, two new studies assert. The authors cite both health and cost benefits of these post-acute options.