nursing homes
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A “Grand Bargain” To Improve Quality and Decrease Medicare Costs
There are just a few key reasons why Medicare has become inordinately expensive. There is […]
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‘Complicated’ program to move patients back home after nursing home stay off to slow start
Two years ago, Dorothy Holmes, then 75, was in the cozy pink bathroom of her mobile home getting ready to shower when she fell. It’s the type of accident that’s pervasive among older Americans – and it’s often the very thing that triggers the end of in…
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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IOM finds regional health spending differences linked to post-hospital care, provider charges
Big health spending variations throughout the country are largely driven by differences in the use of post-acute services such as skilled nursing homes and home health care by Medicare beneficiaries, and by higher prices that some hospitals and do…
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Wow of the week: Could rethinking traditional nursing home model improve senior health?
In an effort to move away from the traditional model of a nursing home, a […]
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Lawsuit aims to overturn Medicare rules for “observation” care
Hospitals don’t have to tell patients they are under “observation” care and Medicare will not cover the costs of that care if the patient is not admitted. Patients who are not admitted for at least three consecutive days do not qualify Medicare’s nursing home coverage. Advocates have filed a lawsuit to change these rules.
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Nursing home cuts hospital stays, improves patient care by joining health info exchange
For those of us in healthcare, “going green” isn’t a fad; it’s a business reality. […]
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Safety first: New continuous background check service targets home health, nursing home employees
As the aging population creates more demand for long-term care and home health services, bringing […]
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Four parts of a successful strategy to reduce hospital readmissions
Using partnerships, medication reconciliation, and discharge plans designed for individual patients will help hospitals keep patients from returning too soon.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Startups
A diaper sensor and data is one startup’s solution to helping manage incontinence in seniors
Now here’s something you don’t hear every day: an innovation for the adult diaper. With […]
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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New Ohio Medicaid program puts real financial incentives in place for nursing homes
For years, states have struggled to raise the quality of care in nursing homes using a regulatory stick – citations, fines and other sanctions when serious problems are discovered.
Irene DuRell, 82, works on what she calls a German star by intricat…