Want to reduce readmissions? Hire more nurses, study says
Reducing re-admissions is practically a cottage industry. With hospitals facing penalties for higher than average […]
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St. Jude Medical (STJ) announced FDA approval of its ILUMIEN OPTIS PCI Optimization System, and […]
View ArticleWhat doctors can learn from Malcolm Gladwell
If blogger Dr. Kevin Pho had his way, more doctors would be like Malcolm Gladwell, […]
View ArticleHospital leaders’ 6 top strategies for preventing 30-day readmissions with...
Eighty-five percent of healthcare executives in a new survey said their organization’s business plan addresses […]
View Article10 heart-focused apps & devices are crowdfunding for American Heart...
Nearly a quarter of patients who are hospitalized for heart failure are readmitted to the […]
View ArticleForget Obamacare. Why grandma and grandpa will save healthcare
A colleague’s comment some 15 years ago sparked Dr. Tim Garson’s grand idea for a way to expand access to affordable healthcare while lowering costs to the system. “He came up to me and said, you know,...
View ArticleZDoggMD takes on readmissions à la R. Kelly, scores big
Las Vegas hospitalist-turned-video parody star ZDogg takes on hospital readmissions with “Readmissions,” based on R. Kelly’s 2003 hit, “Ignition (Remix).” Just try to show me another music video that...
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Hospital readmission penalties for Medicare patients top $528M
The fines are based on Medicare patients who left the hospital from July 2012 through June 2015.
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How UTMC reduced readmission rates with Loopback Analytics
In September 2016, University of Tennessee Medical Center started using Loopback Analytics’ solution to cut readmission rates and improve medication adherence among patients.
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Hospitals still face readmission penalties under Trump: Here’s what they’re...
Dr. Ashish Jha, a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said the fight over abolishing the Affordable Care Act has drowned out talk about how to make the health care system more...
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Penn Medicine Center for Connected Care brings telehealth to the forefront
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine’s new Center for Connected Care brings together the health system’s telehealth-related activities, including the Penn E-lert ICU and the Home Telehealth program.
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How Einstein Medical Center is using remote monitoring tech to decrease...
The Philadelphia medical center is working with a local nursing association and using technology from Vivify Health to help decrease readmission rates for liver failure patients.
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