Readmissions penalties for hospitals with the greatest share of dually eligible beneficiaries could fall by an estimated $22.4 million in fiscal year 2019, while penalties for hospitals with the least share of dually eligible patients could rise by $12.3 million, according to a study reported
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The January/February issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal has an article from the University of North Carolina Department of Emergency Medicine on the “Predictors of 30-Day Return Following an Emergency Department Visit for Older Adults.” Older adults who are discharged following emergency department
Read more →The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to Jan. 4 the deadline for hospitals and their vendors to voluntarily submit data for the hybrid hospital-wide readmissions measure to the inpatient quality reporting program. Hospitals should submit the measure data for discharges between Jan.
Read more →Join NCHA for an in-person learning workshop, “ASPIRE to Knockout Pneumonia Readmissions,” on Friday, Nov. 2 from 8:30 am – 3 pm at the Novant Health Conference Center in Winston Salem. Dr. Amy Boutwell will use the ASPIRE tool guide to help participants design
Read more →Join NCHA for an in-person learning workshop, “ASPIRE to Knockout Pneumonia Readmissions,” on Friday, Nov. 2 from 8:30 am – 3 pm at the Novant Health Conference Center in Winston Salem. Dr. Amy Boutwell will use the ASPIRE tool guide to help participants design a data
Read more →Join NCHA for an in-person learning workshop, “ASPIRE to Knockout Pneumonia Readmissions,” on Friday, Nov. 2 from 8:30 am – 3 pm at the Novant Health Conference Center in Winston Salem. Dr. Amy Boutwell will use the ASPIRE tool guide to help participants design a data
Read more →A recent study found that 20 percent of Medicare patients discharged from the hospital will be readmitted within 30 days due to a lack of transparency around care transitions. Read how Saint Francis Healthcare Partners (SFHCP), an Accountable Care Organization affiliated with the largest Catholic hospital
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