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

Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2024

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.

Care Transition

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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

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?

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The Future of Aging Policy: A Snapshot of State Priorities

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As states navigate current fiscal constraints, state policymakers are focusing on helping older adults remain in home-and community-based settings for as long as possible while also potentially reducing costly hospital and nursing home services. Michigan created a health equity project to increase the use of HCBS.

Medicaid

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

5 Compared to white, non-Hispanic CYSHCN, CYSHCN who are Black or Latinx are at particular risk of receiving infrequent, low-quality care, 6 while American Indian and Alaska Native CYSHCN are less likely to be able to access specialty treatment or receive culturally sensitive services. 27] Children’s Hospital Association.

Medicaid

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State Oversight and Innovations in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities

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

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Integration

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 27, 2021

All new models must also include patients from historically underserved populations and safety net providers, such as community health centers and disproportionate share hospitals. Strategic Objective 3: Support Care Innovations.

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicare Accountable Care Accountability

What Hospital Success Looks Like Under Value-Based Care

HIT Consultant

JUNE 22, 2022

Hospitals are increasingly turning to value-based care initiatives to transform care delivery, lower the total cost of care, and improve patient outcomes. the number of patient visits), providers are reimbursed based on the quality of care delivered in value-based care. Reduce hospital admissions.

Hospitals

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

NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Serious illness is “a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality and either negatively impacts a person’s daily function or quality of life or excessively strains the caregiver.”. As part of contract and systems oversight, states engage in a range of quality assessment and improvement strategies.

Medicaid

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Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

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

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CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Value-based care is a healthcare reimbursement payment methodology based on health outcomes and the quality of care rendered to the patient. In value-based models, CMS pays for health services and items based on quality measures rather than on the volume of services or items delivered.

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4 Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

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

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How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

NASHP

MAY 17, 2022

13] , [14] Moreover, few CYFC with behavioral health needs receive treatment in home or community-based settings, with many accessing care in more restrictive, residential settings (e.g., residential congregate settings or inpatient psychiatric hospitals). [15] personal care items or electronics). One-time financial stipends.

Medicaid

Medicaid Integration Medicare Primary Care

National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Shared Plan of Care. Care Coordination Workforce. Care Transitions. health plans, providers, families of CYSHCN) in using, adapting, and implementing the National Care Coordination Standards for CYSHCN to develop or improve care coordination systems. Financing care coordination systems. Events (e.g.,

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

How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Trending Sources

The Future of Aging Policy: A Snapshot of State Priorities

State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

State Oversight and Innovations in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

What Hospital Success Looks Like Under Value-Based Care

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

Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

4 Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

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