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

Healthcare It News

" By implementing these strategies, OSF HealthCare aims not just to reduce readmissions but to fundamentally enhance the overall quality of care across the health system. This system is designed to ensure every patient receives continuous, high-quality care as they move through different stages of recovery and care environments.

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Unlock efficiency and quality of care with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Care management

Cloud Blogs

Modern care management platforms facilitate seamless collaboration and information sharing among care teams. With care coordination, providers can more effectively orchestrate care, leading to improved care transitions and reduced medical errors.

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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. This article is sponsored by CareAcademy.

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How AI Is Transforming Rehabilitation Healthcare Administration

HIT Consultant

Administrative tasks are essential for ensuring high-quality patient care in health care, and the rehabilitation sector is no different. Any inefficiency not only undermines the quality of care by causing delays for patients but also leads to therapist burnout.

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How We Help Medicaid & Long-Term Services and Supports

NCQA

Service Coordination and Monitoring: “MCOs did not adequately coordinate or monitor beneficiaries’ quality of care.” Measuring and Improving Performance: Organizations perform continuous quality improvement of their LTSS program and identify actionable steps to improve care for their members.

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The Future of Aging Policy: A Snapshot of State Priorities

NASHP

Some states are exploring whether to repurpose sections of the homes while others are trying to identify how to sustain payments while improving quality of care. Many states have experienced lower occupancies in nursing homes and are looking toward new and robust ways to utilize these places.

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CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

Sheppard Health Law

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.