Primary care visits within 7 days of discharge related to fewer readmissions
Patients who see a primary care physician within a week of discharge from hospital have lower readmission rates, according to a study published in JAMA network open. For the study, researchers analyzed discharge and readmission data from 1,531 adult Medicaid patients hospitalized between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2016, in Camden, NJ. claims data …
The greatest discharge planning risks facing hospitals
Discharge planning is fraught with challenges for hospitals, according to a new report, but effective communication and adaptability can help providers avoid them. The United Hospital Fund, a New York-based nonprofit focused on improving the healthcare system, surveyed frontline staff and administrators at eight New York metro area hospitals to get a better picture of …
The “patient as payer” trend is growing
Continuing with a traditional “billing as usual†approach is not going to be enough, as more responsibilities fall on the patients. A published study Last week showed that only 30% of self-paid accounts, composed mostly of uninsured patients, generated 80% of self-paid income for hospitals. This is certainly an unbalanced statistic, made particularly significant by …
Are your discharge planning failing for patients?
Upon discharge from hospital, uninformed patients often face time-pressed decisions about finding a suitable post-acute care provider. Discharge from hospital to a post-acute care setting is often one of the most daunting challenges patients and their families face. a valued one in five hospitalized patients is referred to post-acute care facilities such as skilled nursing …
Ring cuts the tape on Belmullet’s ‘long-standing’ sewage system
SMILE EVERYTHINGPictured at the official opening of the Belmullet wastewater treatment plant following a € 29million investment by Irish Water, featured, front left to right: Cllr Gerry Coyle, Senator Rose Conway Walsh, Peter Hynes, CEO of Mayo County Council; Minister of Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, TD; Cllr Blackie Gavin Cathaoirleach Mayo County Council; …
Care Coordination Tools with Cerner EHR Help Children’s National Streamline Discharge
Children with complex conditions need more time, medical care and rehabilitation services to recover after discharge from hospital. However, unique challenges persist in finding appropriate post-acute care beds and care. The 2014 Pediatric Post-Acute Care Hospital Transitions: An Evaluation of Current Practice study, the first known to detail the frequent use of admission and discharge …
Discharge against medical advice after PCI is “infrequent but fatal”
According to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. The researchers, led by Mamas A. Mamas, BMBCh, DPhil, from Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, said that although DAMA occurs in less than 1% of patients after PCI in particular , this is the best predictor of unplanned 30-day myocardial readmissions. patients with heart attack …
Maryland All Payers Model Expands to Include Outpatient Services
Credit: Google Street View The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that they are expanding their all-payer model in Maryland to include outpatient services, in its first test to keep a state fully at risk for the total cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries . Maryland’s all-pay model was launched in 2014 and has …
How HealthGrid helps Nicklaus Children digitize check-in, check-out, and more
Correction: An earlier version of this article identified Ed Martinez as a physician. According to Ed Martinez, IT director at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, one of the biggest issues with EHRs is that they are not patient-centric systems. ‘ “We had just gone live in 2007, 2006 with Cerner and I realized there was …
Tip for reducing asthma readmissions: educate patients before discharge
Three-month readmission rates for children hospitalized with acute asthma fell when families received a full pre-discharge education, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. In fact, it was the only component of exit groups that was strongly associated with a decline in readmissions. Under federal law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …
Yusuf Buhari recovers from bicycle accident, ready to be fired – Presidency
The health of Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, who was admitted to Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja on December 26, 2017, following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, has improved remarkably and he is ready. get out. This news was contained in a statement Friday from presidential spokesman Femi Adesina. Mr Adesina cited another statement …
One payer could solve rural hospital crisis
Rural American hospitals are closing at an alarming rate. According to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program, there were 72 rural hospital closures between 2010 and 2016, nearly double the number of closures between 2005 and 2009. Hundreds more are set to close. As a result, rural America faces a serious health care delivery …
A single payer could solve the rural hospital crisis
Rural American hospitals are closing at an alarming rate. According to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program, there were seventy-two rural hospital closures between 2010 and 2016, nearly double the number of closures between 2005 and 2009. Hundreds more are on the brink of closure. As a result, rural America faces a serious health …
Northland veteran gets long-awaited Purple Heart
Jerry Carswell of South Range was in his 20s when he was struck by shrapnel in a rocket attack in Pleiku, Vietnam. The army specialist, crew chief on a Huey helicopter, was taken to a field hospital in Vietnam, before being dispatched to Japan, then to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, then to Kansas …
Consolidation of student loans: a solution for those who are in debt
American college graduates, and others who have taken out student loans, are saddled with record debt. According to the Federal Reserve, American consumers – 44 million borrowers in total – owed $1.4 trillion in student loan debt in 2017. That’s a staggering total, especially considering that figure is $620 billion more than all Americans owe …
Post-discharge intensive care support may aid recovery, but few patients benefit
Although patients returning home from an intensive care unit stay often need help and remain traumatized by the experience, many do not take advantage of the support groups now available in hospitals across the country. . In fact, it’s not unusual for many doctors and counselors who lead groups to sit down and talk with …
Patient-centered approach enables same-day discharge after knee and hip replacements
Delivering health care that seems fluid and efficient from a provider’s perspective often ends up looking like a huge waste of time for patients. But a Harvard Business Review article described a radical process change that reduced the length of hospital stay for knee or hip replacements from three days to zero for a growing …
Contact 2: Navigating Confusing Student Loan Consolidation Offers
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – “The first thing I noticed was that he said, ‘Dear, my first name.’ Then it says your loan is …
Discharge planning: Include caregivers in the process to reduce readmissions for elderly patients
A new study shows the benefit of integrating caregivers into the discharge process for elderly patients: far fewer readmissions. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Health Policy found that hospitals that involved unpaid family members or caregivers in the discharge planning process had a 25% reduction in the risk of readmission. of elderly …
Caregivers improve discharge process, decrease readmissions, study finds
Incorporating informal caregivers into the discharge planning process for elderly patients could reduce hospital readmissions by about 25%, according to new analysis from the Health Policy Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Caregivers are unpaid individuals who provide support for medical tasks and activities essential to the daily life and health of a person who …
Court Orders Millionaire Banker to Pay Outstanding Divorce Benefits
UK Updates Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about UK news. Banker who claims he cannot pay his divorce payments after recently making at least $ 1 million a year has been ordered by an English court to pay the “large sums” he owes his ex-wife . The appeals …
Impact of delayed completion of discharge summary on hospital readmission
Clinical question: Is a delay in completing the hospital discharge summary associated with hospital readmissions? Background: Inpatient discharge summaries serve as a communication tool for future care providers. Previous studies have shown a mixed impact on the speed of discharge summaries on hospital readmissions. Study the design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Adult medical patients at …
Discharge appeals for the elderly prove difficult and must be filed quickly
The old man slept peacefully while his daughter sat by her hospital bed. Suddenly, an assistant came in and announced that a move was imminent. “Your time here is up,” Bonnie Miller Rubin remembers the help explaining. “He’s going to a nursing home.” It was 9 p.m. and Rubin’s 91-year-old father had been asleep for …
Student Loan Consolidation Companies Haven’t Delivered On Their Promises
CHICAGO (WLS) — Students say companies that promised to help them consolidate college loans have failed to deliver. Nationally, student loan debt currently stands at over $1 trillion. But the I-Team has found that students who seek help consolidating their loans have more problems and take on more debt. Wheeling resident Amy Matuga said she …
8 Facts About Direct Student Loan Consolidation Pay for college
Although the federal program allows student borrowers to consolidate their loans for simplified payments, it has advantages and disadvantages. Consolidating multiple loans can be a smart move for some borrowers to keep their payments under control, as it consolidates multiple loans into one loan, making repayment easier. Direct loan consolidation allows borrowers to take advantage …
Keiran Foran and Brett Stewart star in Manly’s expected win over Wests Tigers | LNR
Brett Stewart and Kieran Foran starred on Friday night as Manly eased the pressure on coach Geoff Toovey with a 30-20 victory over the Wests Tigers. In front of 8,093 fans at Brookvale Oval, the Sea Eagles ended a three-game losing streak in the NRL, but will likely end the round still in last place …
Student Loan Consolidation Companies Are Prowling For Borrowers
I’ve been inundated with questions from concerned readers over the past few months about the tactics used by student loan consolidation companies to recruit clients and borrowers. The concerns are simple but chilling: Are these promises too good to be true? They want money upfront, I’m worried? Company XYZ asked me for my PIN, are …
11 best practices for scheduling leave from CMS
CMS has revised the guidelines for the condition of participation in discharge planning in the State Operations Manual. The revisions show the consolidation of 24 previous output planning tags into thirteen tags, which were incorporated into the automated survey processing environment in the summer of 2012. In addition to the updated interpretation guidelines, CMS has …
A mid-term review of the Hope Canal project is long overdue
Mr. Editor, In Guyana’s Tenth Parliament Opinion Paper No.123, it was observed that in response to a question from Mr Ramjattan, MP, whether the developer of the Hope Canal project had submitted data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr. Robert Persaud, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said in a written response that the …
4 pillars of patient care after discharge
As hospitals struggle to reduce readmissions and improve quality, they are increasingly looking beyond the organization’s four walls to manage patients after discharge. By extending care beyond the hospital stay, hospitals can improve patient health and prevent readmissions. Sean Hughes, Vice President of Hospital Transition Services Provider Vree Healthshares four pillars of post-discharge patient care …
Cedar Education Lending Provides Guidance on the Private Student Loan Consolidation Process
Save time and money with a private student loan consolidation from Cedar Education. Make sure you have all your private student loan information handy before you begin the consolidation process. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 26, 2011 As the expiration of the private student loan deferment period nears, many May graduates should consider their eligibility …
Student loan consolidation can be expensive
Q Do you have any tips for finding a low interest student loan consolidation? My wife graduated from graduate school last August and student loan payments are heading in that direction, so we want to plan ahead. MARK AND BRIGITTE A Consolidation is nothing more than refinancing. You take your old loans and repackage them …
Single lender rule repealed; NextStudent Offers Low Student Loan Consolidation Rates
PHOENIX (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 – The one lender rule which prohibited student borrowers from pooling their student loans with the lender of their choice was repealed on June 15, 2006, when President Bush enacted the Emergency Supplementary Expenditure Program, HR 4939. This paved the way for student borrowers to consolidate their federal student loans …