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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

SOAR was conducted at a “large urban academic medical center and an associated home health agency from October 2019 to March 2020.” Patients aged 70 and older – who qualified for home health services – were included in the pilot program and subsequent study. The Research Institute for Home Care (RIHC) helped support the research.

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Reliant at Home, Kaiser Permanente Leaders On Fixing Care Transition Woes

Home Health Care

Care transitioning remains one of the rockiest parts of the post-acute health care ecosystem. Home health providers are in the middle of those transitions, often juggling health system and health plan relationships while trying to care for the patient at the center of it all.

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Sharecare Expands Its Home Care Offerings

Home Health Care

Nasdaq: SHCR) has expanded its home care offerings. The company will now bring its care management and transitional care programs for high-risk populations to more than just Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. “We Overall, the expansion is a move to further improve care transitions, coordination and continuity.

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Home Care Provider BrightStar Care Ready to Align Itself with Larger Network

Home Health Care

For a while now, home care giant BrightStar Care has gone above and beyond the standard franchise model. It introduced senior living communities into its network to assist seniors with their care transitions while maintaining those clients. BrightStar has always had its medical staffing segment, too. . per member.

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Homewatch CareGivers CEO Sees Growth Opportunity In New Tech Tools, MA

Home Health Care

The Denver-based home care franchise company has expanded its network of 427 locations to 33 states and seven countries, employing over 4,500 caregivers. The company is also testing AI features that will “check in” with home care recipients, analyze the client’s needs and help them decide whether or not to schedule a caregiver visit.

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

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Caring Senior Service hires new director of marketing Caring Senior Service has named Devin Bevis as its new marketing director. Caring Senior Service is a San Antonio-based home care provider with over 50 locations throughout the U.S. “I love working at the intersection of home care and franchising.