RN care coordination helps senior living residents age in place longer: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2022
An aging-in-place model of care that uses registered nurse care coordinators helped residents of one independent living community stay longer and more comfortably, investigators have found.
Survey: Short-stay residents want more help with meds, clinician connections upon discharge
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
Fully 80% of respondents said they received and understood their discharge instructions. But at least two-thirds would have liked more help with their medication regimen, physician referrals, and other...
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Community-based care models that reduce re-hospitalization
By
Cyndi Seiwert
Apr 03, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative has handed skilled nursing facility professionals an opportunity to play a greater role in post-discharge...
Advice on primary permanent nursing
By
Ellen Rychlik
Apr 08, 2015
There is several benefits to considering an Acuity Based Primary Permanent Nursing Assignment in your efforts to attract acute and managed care providers.
New exchange technologies promise safer transitions to long-term care facilities
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Nam Nguyen
May 29, 2014
Long-term care facilities strive to provide each patient personalized care. Comprehensive care plans, honoring patient preferences and tailoring services to patients are critical aspects to achieving the...
Caremerge partners with Linked Senior
May 21, 2014
Caremerge, a care coordination platform, has announced a partnership with Linked Senior.
Care coordination is a part of performance measurement, MAP asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
There’s a continuing need to align performance measurement across long-term care with other settings, and to increase care coordination, according to a new report from the Measure Applications Partnership.
Nonprofits continue to hike digital efforts, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2014
The nation’s largest not-for-profit long-term care providers have implemented electronic health records, but there is still much room for growth when it comes to the sharing of digital data, according...
Post-acute care largely explains geographic differences in Medicare spending, report affirms
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 29, 2013
Geographic variances in post-acute care largely account for differences in Medicare spending patterns, supporting healthcare reform measures that encourage better acute and post-acute coordination, according...