The costs and penalties associated with unplanned re-admissions are becoming a serious problem for too many hospitals. Studies undertaken by the Government have come back with grim results: Collectively, Medicare loses roughly $26 billion per year due to preventable re-admissions, with some specific disorders reaching readmission rates of 20-25% or higher.
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Is your hospital's discharge process keeping up with new trends in medical reporting and surveying?
In recent years, government agencies -as well as patients- have been turning a much closer eye to discharges and unplanned re-admissions In fact penalties for re- admissions within 30 days of discharge are increasing 3% in 2015 making preventable re-admissions even more costly than they already are.
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Topics: discharge folders, hospital discharge folders, custom discharge folder
Are you looking for a cost-effective way to cut costs at your hospital, clinic, or other healthcare facility? Sturdy discharge folders can be one of the best investments you make!
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Reputation matters in healthcare, now more than ever, not only for attracting new patients but also for maintaining Medicare reimbursements.
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It's no secret, but re-admissions are one of the single most costly problems a hospital can run into, and much of the time, they're preventable!
The discharge process is absolutely vital in preventing needless re-admissions. The more comfortable a patient is with the road ahead, and the more detail they have on their treatment, the more likely they are to have a successful recovery.
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When a healthcare facility is processing dozens - or hundreds - of discharged patients a day, it's easy to forget what a traumatic experience it can be for each individual patient. This is especially important when it comes to discharge because once the patient leaves the hospital they become responsible for following a specific discharge plan that will ensure their return to health.
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Today, patient post-care and outreach are topics of much discussion in the medical field. Recent studies have highlighted huge amounts of waste due to readmissions, with potentially up to 75% of them being preventable.
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Recent studies have demonstrated a disturbing trend in American health care: Patients are being re-admitted to hospitals in large numbers, and in situations where the re-admissions were preventable.
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Since its introduction in 2006, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS, or "H-Caps") has quickly grown in importance to hospitals and clinics across the nation.
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