Penalties needed for nursing homes with high rehospitalization rates, group says
Nov 17, 2011
According to The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, the ACA tackles the issue of costly hospital readmissions by focusing on hospitals, but ignores skilled nursing facilities. The Alliance has therefore...
In-home COPD management program cuts 30-day acute-care readmissions
By
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.
Race, geographic disparities found in 30-day readmissions for people with dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
Black and non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia have a higher burden of 30-day readmission rates than their peers without dementia, researchers report
Strong market intelligence builds partnership opportunities for post-acute care, hospitals
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 09, 2014
Post-acute care providers must understand how payment is being realigned and gather market data in order to form partnerships with hospitals, healthcare business strategy experts said Thursday.