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

Healthcare It News

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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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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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. As part of contract and systems oversight, states engage in a range of quality assessment and improvement strategies.

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