Search Tag: transitional care

Cardiology Management

Michigan-see-you-in-7-programme-reduces-readmissions

2015 15 Sep

According to a study published in JACC: Heart Failure, Michigan hospitals that participated in the American College of Cardiology's "See you in 7" programme demonstrated important reductions in 30-day readmission rates for Medicare heart failure patients as compared to hospitals that were not part of the programme despite only modest increases in...Read more

ICU Management

Transitional-care-reduces-readmissions

2015 04 Jun

As transitional care is increasingly used to reduce hospital readmissions, progressive care nurses can play an integral role in efforts to help patients achieve functional recovery faster in post-acute care, according to an article published in the journal Critical Care Nurse (CCN) .   The report, “Progressive Mobility as a Team Effort in Transitional...Read more