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

Healthcare It News

"This integrated, technology-enhanced approach has not only proven effective but has also set a new standard for how care transitions should be managed to achieve the best possible patient outcomes," Nieukirk said. Ultimately, the goal of implementing any new systems should be to improve patient health outcomes.

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Patient experience, safety worse during pandemic, Leapfrog says

Health Care Dive

Patients reported issues with hospital staff responsiveness and said their experiences with care transitions out of a hospital setting worsened considerably during the pandemic, according to the watchdog.

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Radial Analytics Raises $3M to Optimize Patient Care Transitions

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Radial Analytics , a Concord, MA-based company optimizing patient care transitions with real-time decision-support solutions for payers and providers, today announced it has raised $3M in funding led by Initialized Capital. Such opportunities to intervene often occur at care transitions.

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Review of 16 Proven Strategies to Improve Patient Satisfaction & Experience eBook

Readiness Rounds

The Negatives Where there is much room for improvement is in the responsiveness of hospital staff (65% average HCAHPS score), communication about medications (61%), the quietness of the hospital environment (62%), and the patient’s care transitions (51%). Plus many more strategies.

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Bamboo Health Streamlines Care Collaboration for Oak Street Health for Real-Time Patient Event Notifications

HIT Consultant

This includes delivering real-time notifications whenever patients experience care events, whether they are at a hospital or emergency department, or post-acute in nature (SNF, LTACH, HHA, IRF, hospice)—leading to better awareness and more complete care.

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Transitional Care: How Can We Make it Better for Patients?

Healthcare Leadership

Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers”, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety , 1 November 2018, [link] , accessed 24 April 2023. Britton MC, Ouellet GM, Minges KE, Gawel M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI.

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What is the Ideal Patient Discharge Experience?

Healthcare Leadership

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Over the past year, I there has been a lot of focus on the front-end patient experience.