8 Apps That Can Reduce Readmissions

We came across an article entitled 6 Apps That Can Reduce Readmissions and decided to do you two better.  There's a great deal of interest and development in the "readmissions avoidance" space and man[...]

8 Steps You Can Take to Prevent Avoidable Readmissions

Hospital profit margins are increasingly at risk, and as the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program continues to expand under the Affordable Care Act, hospital administrators are really feeling the he[...]

A 4 Step Recipe for Home Care to Advance the Triple Aim

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI - www.ihi.org) has developed a framework for improving healthcare called the Triple Aim.  The framework defines the need to simultaneously focus on the fo[...]

4 Ways to Prevent Hospital Readmissions

Avoiding hospital readmissions is a good thing for a lot of reasons.  First, readmissions are costing Medicare $26 Billion per year.  Second, hospitals are being penalized for excessive readmissions ([...]

How Can Home Health Profit From Readmission Penalties?

We ran across a fascinating article by Tammy Worth recently, called “Home Health On Road to Reducing Readmissions”.  In her article, Tammy makes a compelling case that even before impending readmissio[...]

Will the Top 6 Components of a Home Health Visit Change in 10 Years?

I found an interesting graphic on the website for the Healthcare Intelligence Network (www.hin.com) that itemizes the top components that occur in a home health visit.

Is Medicare trying to Kill Home Health and Hospice Agencies?

I read kind of a scary article on the Healthcare Market Resources website (www.healthmr.com) entitled Medicate Policy Makers Threaten the Viability of Home Care and Hospice.  The article is thorough a[...]

Pharmacist-Led Care Transitions: Good or Bad for Home Health?

Walgreens Pharmacy has instituted a pharmacist-led care transitions program called WellTransitions® and they are posting impressive results.  According to a Business Wire Press Release on April 4th, 2[...]

CMS Readmission Penalties for Dummies

Have you ever seen those books that teach information "for Dummies"?  I just went to the official website (www.fordummies.com,) and these were the titles displayed on the home page:

How Hospitals Can Do Better at Preventing Readmissions