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Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News April 2019

"Examining social determinants of health does not need to be overly complex. The hospital I previously worked for built a navigation program aimed at very simple activities, such as going through patients’ cabinets to see their food choices. It was common to discover that patients with breathing problems didn’t have air conditioners, or those with heart problems often didn’t understand the need to monitor their daily sodium intake. These are simple things to figure out — if you know where to look. And the impact can be huge.”
- Michael Ipekdjian, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, Director of Customer Success, CarePort Health.

"The readmission rate for patients participating in the HELM [Health Education and Lifestyle Management] program is 50% lower than the readmission rate of patients not using telehealth at VNA Philadelphia. Patients placed on the HELM program have also reported high satisfaction with the telehealth software. On a five-question patient satisfaction survey, 81.25% of patients reported that they strongly agreed or agreed that they were satisfied with the telehealth program."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 4, April 2019, Industry News: "VNA Philadelphia Lowers Hospital Readmissions and Expands Telehealth Program with HRS."

Tackle preventable readmissions and their penalties

In 2018, an estimated 2,573 hospitals were penalized for preventable readmissions. In 2019, you can expect a similar impact. Rather than being blindsided by what appear to be unavoidable readmissions penalties, start seeing them as “payment adjustments” you can do something about. In this webinar, 3M quality expert Cheryl Manchenton explores strategies for reducing your readmissions penalties.

Neurology: Unplanned readmission diagnoses for pediatric neurology patients

1. seizure (62%)
2. neurologic diagnosis (21%)
3. headache (8%)
4. stroke (1%)
5. ataxia (1%)

Notes: From an article entitled, "Characteristics and predictors of 7- and 30-day hospital readmissions to pediatric neurology," by Annie Hong, Yash Shah, Kanwaljit Singh, Shefali Karkare, Sanjeev Kothare.

Source: Neurology, April 16, 2019

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