7 Steps for Robust Discharge Planning (and Reduced Readmissions)
Starting a robust discharge planning program – or strengthening an existing one – can produce benefits far beyond a smooth and seamless transition for a patient. Top-flight discharge planning can boost...
View ArticleBest Practices for Discharge Planning from a Post-Acute Perspective
With reduced Medicare reimbursement a reality starting in 2012 for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates, this perennial question is more pressing than ever: What can hospital discharge...
View ArticleTransitions of Care Recap: Analysis of Readmissions/Transitions Event
On May 25, Dorland Health hosted a webinar for healthcare coordinators and providers called “Securing Care Transitions to Prevent Avoidable Readmissions: How Strong Transitions of Care Boost Quality,...
View ArticleSecuring Home Modifications: Tips for Funding Sources
The recession and its lingering effects have left many Americans unemployed and their savings accounts depleted. For seniors and the disabled, according to AARP, 16.7 percent are unemployed and looking...
View ArticleQ&A: How One Hospital Rewards Nurses at the Bedside to Improve Quality
Kim Sharkey, vice president of medicine and chief nursing officer at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, believes that a higher level of education for nurses and case managers will help improve the...
View ArticleTransitions Model Cuts Hospital Readmission Rates, Slashes Costs
A healthcare model that uses intensive discharge planning and strong follow through with community liaisons has shown to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, lower health costs and significantly...
View ArticleQ&A: How To Enhance Patient Engagement, with Christobel Selecky
In the months and weeks leading up to Dorland Health’s Care Coordination Summit on Oct. 21, we’ll be talking with some of the event's featured speakers who will be providing their insight and expertise...
View ArticlePutting the Patient First: Preparing for Case Management Certification
This past weekend, I taught a class to review for case management certification in Ohio for the Northeast Ohio Case Management Network (NEOCMN). I have taught this course for the past four years and...
View ArticleHow to Solve Healthcare Disparities and Boost Quality
Leading up to Dorland Health’s Care Coordination Summit on Oct. 21, we’ll be talking with some of the event's featured speakers to gain insight into the most pressing factors weighing on care...
View Article6 Common Strategies to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions
As the issue of hospital readmissions is put in the spotlight under the federal healthcare reform law, three regions of the country are working to lower avoidable readmissions among their patients,...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Clinic Seeks to Stem Tide of Chronic ED Users
A new, groundbreaking initiative launched by a Michigan health system is addressing one of the most expensive and challenging problems facing the U.S. healthcare system – the overuse and abuse of...
View ArticleReminder: Observation Does Not Equal Admission
Paying close attention to the fundamentals of admitting and the three-midnight rule has a direct impact on your patients’ health-care coverage and access to post-acute services, as well as on...
View ArticleProgram Drops Readmissions for CHF Patients to 4%
A pilot project focusing on avoidable rehospitalizations has so far cut readmissions among congestive heart failure patients by 15 percent at a Chicago hospital. Leslie Zun, chairman of the Emergency...
View ArticleTelehealth Program Reduces Avoidable Readmission Rates Dramatically
The federal healthcare reform law has put hospital readmissions in the spotlight, as new initiatives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will give hospitals incentives for lowering...
View ArticleEngaged Patients Report Higher Quality Care, Better Overall Experience
Patients who take an active role in their own healthcare have fewer medical errors, higher ratings of care, and more positive views of the health system as a whole, according to a new international...
View ArticleSeeking a Solution for High Costs, Poor Care of 'Dual Eligibles'
As the cost of healthcare continues to skyrocket and as states’ healthcare budgets continue to be stretched thin, many states are grappling with the task of how to improve care while stabilizing costs...
View ArticleTracking Case Management Outcomes: New Thinking for Existing Measures
As the healthcare industry strives to improve quality and efficiency and demonstrate progress to stakeholders, from policymakers to payers, an increased emphasis is being placed on quantifiable...
View ArticlePlatinum Awards: Celebrating Top Case Management Programs
Congratulations to the 2012 winners and honorable mentions of the Case In Point Platinum Awards, a program that recognizes the most successful case management and care coordination programs and...
View ArticleLarger, Busier Hospitals Witness Higher Readmission Rates: Studies
A pair of new studies sheds light on hospital readmissions, suggesting that revenue-driven surgery and poor planning drive some surgical patients home too early, which increases the likelihood of a...
View ArticleSolving a Piece of the Readmissions Problem
Hospital executives who make readmission goals a top priority are taking the first step in resetting the culture of care. “Reducing avoidable readmissions is one of the most important public policy...
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