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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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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).
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Tampa General Hospital has created a fund that case managers can use to pay for post-discharge services for unfunded patients when there is no other option.
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A predictable, yet perhaps unwanted, change went into effect on Oct. 1, 2013.
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By making personalized recorded discharge information and educational videos available to patients by telephone or computer, Cullman (AL) Regional Hospital has reduced 30-day readmissions by 15% and increased scores on the discharge section of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) by 63%
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Florida Hospital East Orlando has developed a transitional care program for uninsured patients to coordinate their healthcare needs as they move from the hospital to home.