A new survey examining how U.S. hospitals are addressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 30-day readmission penalties found that most facilities agree on what core strategies work the ...

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), nearly 20% of members admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for rehabilitation following acute medical events are readmitted to ...

The HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded Cedars-Sinai Medical Center LA plus a consortium of five University of California medical schools $9.9 million to determine the efficacy ...

While 94 percent of clinicians feel it is imperative to reduce readmissions, 71 percent say their organization's current procedures for preventing readmissions among high-risk patients are only ...

Last year, 2,225 hospitals had their payments reduced through Oct. 1 this year because of excess readmissions, thanks to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program established by the Patient ...

To reduce readmission rates, hospitals must consider several factors such as standards for length of stay, medication management, and discharge planning, this new CMO says. Hospitals need a ...

Hospitals like Magnolia Regional Health Center are adding nurse navigators to the care management team to focus on specific clinical pain points. The result is a reduction in rehospitalizations and ...

A new study published last week in The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine found that standardized care protocols in place at skilled nursing facilities improve hospital readmission ...

For patients with diabetes, the days after hospital discharge can be as risky as the days leading up to admission. Clinicians say the transition from inpatient to outpatient care remains one of the ...

Approximately 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 currently live with heart failure, with this number projected to rise to 8.5 million by 2030. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure has ...

Several programs serving the community operate outside traditional health care funding streams, leaving Brattleboro Memorial ...