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Patient Continuity of Care Lapses Linked to Hospital LCF Transitions
Continuity of care suffers during transitions from hospitals to long-term care facilities because 25 % of new patient care recommendations aren’t followed. As a Journal of Aging Research concludes, both long-term care facilities and hospitals contribute to the break in continuity of care. But financial penalties to hospitals with high readmission rates will likely driveRead the Rest…
Creating a More Effective Relationship Between SNFs and Physicians
The high rate of hospital readmissions from Post-Hospitalist Facilities during the first 30 days after discharge is under scrutiny because of its high cost to both Medicare and patient care. Significant advances can be made by improving relationships between SNFs and physicians. Even better for patient care appears to be having a physician on staffRead the Rest…
A Better Understanding of ICD-10 Delays
Despite the United States being more than a decade behind Canada, even further behind European nations and the last industrialized nation to implement ICD-10, the deadline was delayed by another year when the “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014” legislation (HR 4302) was signed by President Obama in April 2014. The new deadline forRead the Rest…
Improving Patient Care for Elderly With Digital Tools
With 40,000+ healthcare apps in the iTunes app store showing only a limited ability to improve patient care, it’s no wonder that elderly patients are dissatisfied with the integration of digital technology in their patient care. By the end of 2013, 57% of Americans age 65 and older said they wanted more options to takeRead the Rest…