Today, when a patient gets discharged from a skilled nursing facility, it’s an absolutely painful process to order medical equipment for patients, which leads to delayed discharges and increased ...

New initiative is expected to avert costly rehospitalizations while helping patients get and stay healthy. Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta has launched a nursing-led program to help patients ...

NICU graduates are at a higher risk of readmission compared to other infants. Studies show that within the first 30 days following discharge, readmission rates for NICU graduates can be as high as 20% ...

A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says. Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in ...

I’ve been hired at a long-term care facility as a care manager, and my entire background has been in case management from the acute care side. What in particular should I know about discharge planning ...

One health system cut approximately 1,200 bed days and saved $1.92 million in 2024. Another system reduced length of stay by 30 to 60 days per patient for around 800 patients a year. A third system ...

On June 6, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a Quality Safety & Oversight (QSO) memorandum outlining CMS-identified concerns with respect to the patient discharge ...

Hospitals are finding it harder to place patients into post-acute care settings, a new report finds. The report was put together by WellSky, a health tech company, based on data from CarePort, its ...