Hospitals Feel Greater Responsbility for Employee Financial Wellness During Pandemic
Sponsored by
Bank of America
March 29, 2021
COVID-19 has taken a serious toll on hospital employees of all ages, impacting their wellness in numerous ways that go deeper than some organizations may initially realize. While hospitals have demonstrated incredible resilience and an innovative mindset since the start of the pandemic, gaps have begun poking through when it pertains to employee financial, physical, and emotional wellness.
A HealthLeaders Buzz Survey recently asked over 100 healthcare leaders about the harsh impact of COVID-19 on the current financial state of their health systems and the growing need for robust wellness programs.
In this exclusive report, learn the results of this survey and gain insights from healthcare’s top leaders in the following areas:
The most consequential non-COVID-19 health effects
Meeting Today’s Complex Pulmonary Needs through LTACH Expertise
Sponsored by
Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services
March 29, 2021
Compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and flu season, providers and payors have sought new strategies to address respiratory failure. For patients experiencing respiratory failure conditions, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), specialized acute care after the initial hospital stay is proving to play a critical role in improving patient outcomes, reducing readmissions, and decreasing the severity of long-term effects.
Long-term acute care hospitals are often the most appropriate recovery setting for complex pulmonary patients, as they are licensed acute-care providers, with physician-directed teams specializing in the care and rehabilitation of patients on mechanical ventilation. LTACHs can provide the optimal level of care for lasting patient recovery and for reducing STACH readmissions.
Community Hospital Supply Chain Best Practices: Planning for Supply Chain Efficiency and Resiliency
Sponsored by
Community Hospital Corporation
March 3, 2021
Supply chain leaders face a complex situation. COVID-19 made it clear that supply chain efficiency and resiliency depend on many other factors beyond cost.
This white paper draws from pandemic lessons learned to help community hospitals.
Healthcare Consumerism and the Patient Financial Experience
Sponsored by
ClearBalance
February 25, 2021
During the last decade, more than 20 million Americans have gained access to health insurance due to policy changes for private and government insurance, along with the availability of insurance on the healthcare exchanges. This monumental shift brought to light the need for healthcare organizations to get reimbursed for services quickly, while helping patients manage their rising out-of-pocket costs.
Looking to the future, capturing the confidence of the patients will be critical for the health, and growth, of providers. The questions for providers though, is how is that accomplished?
Download this latest research report to:
Assess the ten-year toll of high deductible health plans (HDHPs)
Identify the importance of jockeying for patient loyalty
Assess the evolving consumer-based healthcare ecosystem
Risk of readmissions, mortality, and hospital-acquired conditions across hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) stages in a US National Hospital Discharge database
Sponsored by
Smith and Nephew
February 23, 2021
Pressure injuries are one of the most common and costly complications occurring in US hospitals. With up to 3 million patients affected each year, hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) place a substantial burden on the US healthcare system.
In the current study, US hospital discharge records from 9.6 million patients during the period from October 2009 through September 2014 were analyzed to determine the incremental cost of hospital-acquired pressure injuries by stage. Of the 46 108 patients experiencing HAPI, 16.3% had Stage 1, 41.0% had Stage 2, 7.0% had Stage 3, 2.8% had Stage 4, 7.3% had unstageable, 14.6% had unspecified, and 10.9% had missing staging information. In propensity score-adjusted models, increasing hospital-acquired pressure injury severity was significantly associated with higher total costs and increased overall length of stay when compared with patients not experiencing a hospital-acquired pressure injury at the index hospitalization.
The average incremental cost for a hospital-acquired pressure injury was $21,767. Increasing HAPI severity was significantly associated with greater risk of in-hospital mortality at the index hospitalization compared with patients with no hospital-acquired pressure injury, as well as 1.5 to 2 times greater risk of 30-, 60-, and 90-day readmissions. Additionally, increasing hospital-acquired pressure injury severity was significantly associated with increasing risk of other hospital-acquired conditions, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and venous thromboembolism during the index hospitalization.
By preventing pressure injuries, hospitals have the potential to reduce unreimbursed treatment expenditures, reduce length of stay, minimize readmissions, prevent associated complications, and improve overall outcomes for their patients.
Overcoming Patient Mobility Challenges in Care Settings: Prioritizing Early Mobility
Sponsored by
Hillrom
February 22, 2021
Supporting patients through early mobilization ensures a timelier release from the ICU. Patients who cannot build strength and stamina before discharge run the risk of future falls, leading to extended stays and/or higher readmission rates. Both of which impact the financial standing for the patient and provider.
Download this eBook to learn how patients can easily regain muscle strength and how you can help make earlier mobility a priority in daily care to help get patients up and moving sooner.