Home Health Care

APRIL 10, 2023

At-Home Health Care — Sparta Community Hospital’s home health segment — has made successful care transitions a priority in an effort to lower rehospitalizations and ER visits. Sparta Community Hospital is located in Southern Illinois and is a 25-bed full-service acute care medical facility.

Care Transition 98

Care Transition Hospitals Medicare Performance improvement 98

Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

Patient communication boards play a pivotal role in enhancing both patient satisfaction and a hospital's HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) score and star rating. Do you ever question the effectiveness of your hospital's communication boards?

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Care Transition Hospitals 52

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Illinois described using two dashboards to monitor performance: a population-specific dashboard that includes data on metrics such as care plan completion and care transitions and an internal-performance dashboard to examine differences in care and utilization by race, ethnicity, and region.

Medicaid 75

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Integration 75

NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Select Measures for Serious Illness Care. Kelley and Bollens-Lund, 2018. Quality Domain Measures Sources.

Medicaid 102

Medicaid Hospice Care Regulations Integration 102

NASHP

MAY 17, 2022

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Medicaid 64

Medicaid Integration Medicare Primary Care 64

HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

Tertiary Care 98

Tertiary Care Nursing Patient Experience Patient Safety 98

HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

Tertiary Care 52

Tertiary Care Nursing Patient Experience Patient Safety 52