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.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 15, 2023

Patient transitions from the hospital to post-acute care providers, including home health agencies, continue to be plagued by incomplete medical records and missing information. Gaps in post-acute care transitions are so common, in fact, that the U.S.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

State health policies help to shape these services through legislation, funding, and regulation. 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.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Patrick is a proven and effective leader who has the board’s full support to lead InnovAge and to quickly address the issues that have arisen with CMS and our regulators in California and Colorado,” InnovAge Board Chair Andrew Cavanna said in a press release. “We Axxess adds three executives to its leadership team. “I

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What are some of the key home-based care industry challenges you’re monitoring today? The home-based care industry, subject to stringent regulations, must navigate frequent changes that can greatly affect providers, including shifts in state and federal laws, reimbursement models, and quality reporting.

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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. Arizona’s End of Life and Advanced Care Planning benefit is referenced in its MCO contracts and further described in state regulations.

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Healthcare Leadership

MARCH 19, 2023

Q4 Are more regulations or incentives needed to significantly improve the safety, thoroughness, and general satisfaction with/of the discharge process? Q2 What does your ideal patient discharge experience include? Q3 How can healthcare organizations get patients and their caregivers more involved in the discharge process?

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