Search Tag: patient outcomes

2024 20 Mar

  The landscape of patient care is evolving, extending beyond traditional healthcare settings, which promises improved outcomes but also introduces new demands on healthcare provider networks and digital technologies. The emergence of care-at-home models, bolstered by initiatives like the U.S. Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute...Read more

2017 16 May

Introduction   Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a reputation for superior care.   Whatever...Read more

2017 10 Apr

Integration of caregivers into the discharge process for elderly patients can reduce the risk of hospital readmission. A study led by the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute showed that discharge planning process that involved family members or unpaid caregivers was associated with a 25 percent fewer readmissions at 90 days and 24 percent...Read more