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Following last year’s misfire, EH programs may get more pushback, questions about flu shots
Employee health professionals with voluntary seasonal influenza vaccination can expect a tougher sell this year to skeptical healthcare workers.
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Targeting low literacy patients pays off for health system
When an analysis of the cases of patients who were being readmitted showed that a significant number had low healthcare literacy and other social issues, the staff at Ochsner Health developed a project to identify the patients who need extra help in following their discharge plans.
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Team approach to readmission reductions pays off
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has avoided readmission penalties for Medicare patients by launching a series of initiatives that tailor interventions to the individual patient.
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Take time to base the discharge plan on patients’ individual challenges
It’s a mistake to assume that every readmission could be prevented by better medical management. In fact, about half of all readmissions are attributed to social issues.
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Five years later, hospitals still struggle with readmissions
Despite the huge focus on reducing 30-day readmission rates, a majority of hospitals are still getting penalized.
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The Top 10 Mistakes You May Be Making In Your Case Management Department! Part 4
This month, we are continuing with the final three issues related to opportunities for improvement in how you structure and organize your case management department, as well as how things are operationalized by the staff.
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CMS continues its push for quality-based reimbursement
The final rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal 2016 continues the CMS transition from Medicare fee-for-service to reimbursement that is based on quality.
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Community partnerships keep patients safe after discharge
As part of its safe transitions program, Swedish Edmonds Hospital has partnered with two local fire departments to enhance follow-up care for patients being discharged to home from the emergency department.
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Care management assistants help improve patient flow, care transitions
The addition of care management assistants to the care management team at Spectrum Health Grand Rapids hospitals has contributed to work flow efficiencies, compliance, interdisciplinary teamwork, and smooth transitions of care.
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Technology is essential today, but there are pitfalls
Technology, which was supposed to make case managers’ jobs easier, save time, and reduce stress, can also create problems, limit communication, and increase the silos that healthcare professionals are trying to eliminate.