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Revenue Cycle
Rev Cycle Leaders Under Pressure As Over 700 Hospitals Face Payment CutsStrategizing across departments will be a crucial step in avoiding these penalties as directors within the middle revenue cycle can...
Payer
Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High ReadmissionsIn its 10th annual round of penalties, Medicare is reducing its payments to 47% of all facilities.
Clinical Care
MemorialCare Making Great Strides in Reducing Patient HarmSince adopting a 'Bold Goals' initiative in 2005, the California-based health system has posted several gains, including reduced infections and...
Clinical Care
Community Health Workers Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions, Study FindsIn a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, pairing community health workers with hospital inpatients reduced readmissions nearly 50%.
Technology
Study: Use of Daily Foot-Temperature Sensing Mat Avoids Amputation In Patients With DiabetesUse of innovative technology also reduced hospital admissions, as well as ER and outpatient visits.
Clinical Care
Study: Physical and Occupational Therapy Improves Pneumonia Patient OutcomesThe more physical and occupational therapy visits pneumonia patients receive while hospitalized, the lower the risk of readmission or death,...
Innovation
How Rush Uses Robocalls to Reduce ReadmissionsThe Chicago medical center has figured out how to get 80% of patients to answer automated calls after discharge, and...
Clinical Care
Seniors Often Face New Disabilities After Hospital DischargeResearch suggests that these new disabilities can lead to readmissions, placement in a nursing home, and continued declines in patients'...
Finance
Value-based Metrics Penalize Top-Performing HospitalsHospitals recognized for high-quality cardiac care are more likely to be penalized under value-based programs than other hospitals.
Clinical Care
Camden Coalition Remains Committed to 'Hotspotting' Despite SetbackA recent New England Journal of Medicine study is "not an indictment against all care management and care coordination programs,"...
Clinical Care
4 Initiatives of Patient Experience Success at UnityPoint HealthOne of the efforts to improve patient experience at UnityPoint Health is the launch of LGBTQ-friendly clinics.
Clinical Care
What's Really Driving 30-day Readmission Declines?A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions.