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OSF deploys care transition program, reduces readmission rate from 29% to 9%

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OSF HealthCare, a health system that serves Illinois and Michigan, had a big challenge: Managing the high rate of patient readmissions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities and eventually to home care. THE PROBLEM This issue stemmed largely from gaps in continuous care during transitions between these settings.

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Fixing The Hospital-To-Home Health Care Transition

Home Health Care

A study of SOAR’s results within a pilot program in Pennsylvania was recently published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. “On On hospital discharge and transition to the next level of care, older adults continue to face risks such as miscommunication, gaps in care and medication-related issues,” the researchers wrote.

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Sensi.AI Launches AI-Powered Care Copilot in Canada

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sensi.AI, the leader in care intelligence, announced a partnership with Right at Home Canada, one of the world’s foremost providers of in-home care, to enhance senior care through proactive, data-driven insights. billion annually. Notably, 8.5%

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SCAN Group Acquires The Residentialist Group to Further Build Its Home-Based Care ‘Thesis’

Home Health Care

SCAN will merge TRG with its home-based care program – HealthCHEC – in order to form Homebase Medical, which will serve SCAN Health Plan members and, for the first time, members of other health plans. Recognizing that for many unfortunate individuals, the streets is their home — we started an entity called Healthcare in Action.

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Fortis Home Health & Hospice’s Next CEO; Androscoggin Names New Chief Clinical Officer

Home Health Care

Radics joins Fortis with nearly three decades of experience leading and operating home health and hospice businesses. Most recently, he served as the president of the home health and hospice segments at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH). “I love working at the intersection of home care and franchising.

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NAHC, NHPCO Announce Transition Board Ahead Of Potential Merger

Home Health Care

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) merger took another step forward this week as the two associations announced the creation of a transitional board that will usher in a combined organization.

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What is the Ideal Patient Discharge Experience?

Healthcare Leadership

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Q3 How can healthcare organizations get patients and their caregivers more involved in the discharge process? There is a saying that the last impression you make is the lasting one.