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OSF deploys care transition program, reduces readmission rate from 29% to 9% - Healthcare IT news #OSFDeploysCareTransitionProgram OSF Healthcare successfully implemented a care transition program that significantly reduced their readmission rate from 29% to 9%. This program focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. #ReducedReadmissionRate #ChallengesFaced The healthcare organization faced challenges such as coordinating care across different settings, managing patient data, and ensuring smooth transitions between care providers. #CoordinatingCare #SolutionImplemented OSF Healthcare implemented a comprehensive care transition program that included personalized care plans, patient education, medication management, and follow-up support. #ComprehensiveCareTransition #ResultsAchieved By deploying this program, OSF Healthcare was able to reduce their readmission rate by 20% ai.mediformatica.com #health #this #healthcare #patients #monitoring #management #osfhealthcare #nursing #integration #skillednursing #better #homecare #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3KXtVWE)

Working with my team daily we see many gaps in the transition between levels of care. Not only are there gaps with regulatory requirements from acute care to the post-acute setting, but the medications often are vastly different from what the patient was on at home. Patients are being discharged at a much higher level of acuity than ever before, making it even more important that the patient’s data travels with them. Did you know that about 50% of crucial hospital information is missing when patients transition to post-acute care? And a staggering 76% of essential data points are often absent. This creates significant challenges for nursing homes and can lead to staff burnout and compromised patient care in a time where the workforce is already stretched thin. The situation could improve dramatically if federal agencies implement streamlined data-sharing processes. Addressing this issue is critical for ensuring seamless patient care and reducing the burden on healthcare workers.

The number of physicians and nurses with the necessary skills is in decline; there has been a frightening increase in burnout among caregivers. Read the article from Galen’s Justin Campbell about prioritizing patient safety.

One of the biggest trends that healthcare organizations are adopting? Multidisciplinary care. 🩺 It’s an approach to healthcare that involves bringing together a variety of professionals in different fields, such as hospitals with nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and an allied health professional, working as a team. The outcomes for patients are great, but it takes many resources. Learn more about multidisciplinary care and how staffing firms are responding to the trend: https://lnkd.in/eaV7rJK3 #HealthcareStaffing #LocumTenens #StaffingIndustry #HealthcareHiring

AXON: A seamless journey between hospital and home care 🏥🏡   One of the challenges in our healthcare system is ensuring smooth transitions for citizens moving between sectors. Imagine an elderly patient who has been hospitalized for treatment and then needs care at home post-discharge. This transition can often be complex and challenging.   But in our region, no problem is left unadressed! In collaboration with Herning Kommune and Region Midtjylland, the Aarhus based IT company, Systematic A/S, has developed AXON as the answer to the difficulties in data sharing across health sectors. AXON makes it easier for healthcare professionals from different sectors to interact, providing municipal home care staff with access to selected data from patients' hospital records.   💬 "We can see the treatment plan, blood test responses and next examinations, among other things. And all the agreements that have been made. It's really time-saving for us - and for hospitals as well, from what we've heard", says Gitte Nørgaard, Head of Nursing and Home Care at Herning Kommune.   🔗 Bridges the gap between hospitals and municipalities, ensuring that patient care is seamless and well-informed.   🩺 Municipal employees can now get a more complete view of a citizen’s health status and journey, improving transitions and care quality.   ⏱️ Saves time for home care employees and hospital staff, while increasing patient safety.   In this video you can learn why and how AXON was developed and implemented.   You can also hear Anders Kühnau, Chairman of the Regional Council in Region Midtjylland, talk about the importance of public-private collaboration in strengthening patient care and creating future-proof healthcare solutions. And Christina Zakrisson, Product Manager at Systematic, who enlightens us on the development process and explains why it is important to involve employees from the hospital and home care sector when developing IT solutions.   The development of AXON highlights the strength of cross-sector collaboration. By working together - private companies, public institutions and employees with the practical experience - we can overcome the challenges facing our healthcare system and ensure that it remains world-class - for our patients and for the people working in the health sector.

Hospital at Home programs aim to shift healthcare services into patients' homes, promising better outcomes and faster recovery. However, these programs often overlook the cultural, personal, and environmental realities that patients and caregivers face. Paurvi B. of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers emphasizes that while the clinical benefits of home-based care are evident, many homes are ill-equipped for such complex medical activity. Healthcare organizations typically design these programs from a clinical standpoint, failing to consider personal routines, cultural practices, and the added stress imposed on already burdened family caregivers. This oversight can negatively impact patient engagement, adherence to care plans, and overall satisfaction, potentially undermining clinical outcomes. To improve success, healthcare leaders must involve patients and caregivers in program development, paying attention to their specific needs and preferences. Without such considerations, home-based care programs risk adding strain to the home environment, potentially reducing the program’s effectiveness and sustainability. We are the One! #revenuecycle #revenuecyclemanagement #priorauthorization #medicalbilling #medicalcoding #healthcare #healthcaretechnology #accountsreceivables #denialmanagement #consulting #management #implementationpartner HealthLeaders

Cut length of stay? Slash readmissions? Boost value-based care? Keep nurses from leaving? Power chronic care management? Are those topics important to you? Then read my article on how prescriptive digital transformation can achieve all of this and more. Thank you Healthcare IT News for the opportunity to contribute to your publication. #Digitaltransformation #changeforgood #digitalhealth #governance

Here, Cindy Gaines, RN, discusses a proposed paradigm shift from hospital discharges to hospital-at-home care. The idea is that the home becomes a step along the continuum of treatment, and one continues to receive hospital-quality care from the comfort of their home with the help of staff. Remote monitoring, which has exponentially improved and grown in recent years, is a facilitator of this method of care. This, along with virtual visits, means healthcare like mental healthcare may be easily accessed by patients. While I'm not ready to say in-home healthcare is able to replace care from within healthcare facilities, the idea of it acting as a next step makes a whole lot of sense in broadening healthcare providers abilities to extend their ability to care for their patients as well as make the most of hospital resources. #MentalHealthcare #MentalHealthIntervention #InHomeCare #RemoteMonitoring #VirtualVisits

5 Healthcare Leaders Speak Out on Patient Access According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the US will face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. The US Chamber of Commerce predicts an average of 193,100 job openings per year for registered nurses until the year 2032 with only 177,000 new nurses TOTAL expected to enter the workforce in that same timeframe. This staff shortage along with industry consolidation, means that patients are facing increasing access challenges. If we don't address patient access, the health of our communities will spiral downwards. So what can be done to improve the situation? Five senior executives from leading healthcare organizations shared their opinion on the patient access challenge. Frank Harvey - CEO at Surescripts Graham Gardner, MD, MBA - CEO at Kyruus Health Darrell Johnson - Chief Strategy Officer at RLDatix Dr. Benjamin Barlow - Chief Medical Officer at Experity Kamal Anand - Chief Product Officer at TeleVox Healthcare. https://lnkd.in/gC2XA_9h #hcmktg #healthcare #patientexperience #patientaccess #digitalhealth