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The researchers who studied patient handoffs at 23 childrens hospitals found an alarmingly high baseline rate of handoff failure: 25.8% of the handoffs were insufficient or inaccurate.
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Atrius Health, an alliance of six multispecialty medical groups and one home health and hospice agency, has teamed up with two health plans to jointly coordinate care for patients who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
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In a randomized controlled study by Allina Health, patients who work with lay healthcare workers called care guides were 31% more likely to meet evidence-based care goals than those who were not part of the care guide program.
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The University of Pennsylvania Health System has found that interventions by community health workers improve outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions for at-risk patients.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will survey up to 1,200 covered entities and business associates to find those in need of a full HIPAA compliance audit.
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Patient navigators, the newest members of the healthcare team, guide patients through the complex healthcare maze and help them access the resources they need to manage their health.
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While the beginning stages of the effort may not have been pretty, Washington states coordinated program to tamp down costs related to high ED utilization by Medicaid recipients has not only exceeded expectations in terms of cost savings, now emergency medicine professionals are eager to apply the partnerships formed as part of the approach to other health care problems.
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Most readmission efforts are focused on patient education and engagement during and after discharge, says Paul Shorrosh, founder and CEO of AccuReg Patient Access Solutions in Mobile, AL.
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Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH, established daily multidisciplinary rounds at the same time the case management department was being redesigned.
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When patients are being discharged from University of Utah Health Care, they receive a one-page handout that supplements the written discharge instructions and gives patients, in an easy-to-read format, all the information they need when they get home.
