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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

Shorten delays, improve safety, reduce costs Takeaways: Hospital discharge delays can result in patient safety issues, reduced patient satisfaction, and increased costs. An assessment tool that goes into effect at admission can help the patient and healthcare team prepare for discharge. Confirm the patient’s pharmacy.

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The Future of Hospital at Home

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. The ACHAH model appears to be a feasible alternative to traditional inpatient acute care that can improve quality of care and patient satisfaction.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

Relias

But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. It was largely unsuccessful because it deprioritized quality and patient satisfaction. By 2020, the cumulative savings estimate had increased to $4.1

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

Jenn Leitch, MN, RN, CCM, CGS, who served as a nurse manager in the department of care management at Oregon Health & Science University, told Relias Media that the hospital “saved 2,382 hospital days over the fiscal year of July 2019 to June 2020 because we transitioned these patients to skilled nursing facilities sooner.”

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The Value of Nursing

American Nurse

Raise the professional values of nurses to increase job satisfaction and to offer high-quality care to increase patientssatisfaction with care. The concept of value, which was introduced in 2006, aligns care with how patients experience their health (Teisberg et al., link] Dall, T. J, Seifert, R. . & Teisberg, E.,