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Duke Raleigh Hospital's emergency department staff and the county's team of advanced practice paramedics work together to prevent readmissions among patients who are high utilizers of the healthcare system.
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Torrance (CA) Memorial Health System instituted Total Wellness Torrance, a multi-pronged approach to reducing preventable readmissions.
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Scottsdale (AZ) Health System and the City of Scottsdale Fire Department are teaming up to treat patients at the right level of care and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency department and hospitalizations.
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You join a collaborative because you want access to data and ideas.
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Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center's heart failure disease management program reduced readmissions for heart failure by 49%.
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In today's complicated healthcare arena, new case managers need a strong educational program to learn all the components of the job.
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With diminished funding for mental health (MH) services in Pennsylvania, patients with MH or substance use concerns have been presenting to area EDs.
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Filling case management vacancies can be challenging, and directors often have to decide whether to recruit nurses with no experience, or experienced case managers with the mindset of their previous employer.
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As we have discussed in prior months, hospitals that are participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs meaning that they receive reimbursement from Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to participate in Medicare's "Conditions of Participation" (CoP).