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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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Home Health Providers Remain Frustrated With Conveners, But See Change On The Horizon

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Today, the landscape is crappy,” Bruce Greenstein, chief strategy and innovation officer at LHC Group, said on a panel during the Home Care Innovation + Investment Conference in Chicago earlier this month. “We’re naviHealth – now Care Transitions – is also owned by Optum. It’s not just Greenstein.

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

Home Health Care

Grant Avenue has strategically cemented Fortis’ position as a high-integrity, experienced provider of choice for patients and families and as a partner of choice for our talented Fortis team,” Radics said in a statement. “I Caring Senior Service is a San Antonio-based home care provider with over 50 locations throughout the U.S.

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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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UHF Highlights Methods to Improve SNF-to-Home Transitions

Home Health Care

The aim of the partnership was to enhance care transitions. One takeaway for home health providers is the importance of working with SNFs to further strengthen SNF-to-home transitions. A big part of the reason for this is poor preparation when it comes to care transitions, according to the report.

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Why Value-Based Care Begins with Quality Education

Home Health Care

The shift to value-based care. Connecting training with outcomes serves patients and staff, but the shift to value-based care means attention to outcomes is imperative as home-based care transitions to rewarding providers for the quality of the care they deliver.

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California and Ohio Advancing Equity for Older Adults and Family Caregivers

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The strategies have the following commonalities: The goals, outcomes, and strategies have integrated principles of equity and inclusivity, with a special focus on addressing the needs and priorities of underserved populations and communities.