Multifaceted Interventions at Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care Facilities Reduce 30 day Heart failure Readmissions

Transitional Care to Reduce 30-day Heart Failure Readmissions Among the Long-Term Care Elderly Population

Throughout the nation, there is an increased focus on reducing preventable hospital readmissions. This initiative started with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (CMS, 2014), which sets forth certain provisions for Medicare spending. Hospitals with higher than usual readmission rates, especially in terms of preventable readmissions, are receiving reductions in Medicare reimb...

Heart Failure Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities

CORRINE Y. JURGENS, PhD, RN, FAHA, CHAIR, SARAH GOODLIN, MD, CO-CHAIR, MARY DOLANSKY, PhD, RN, CO-CHAIR, ALI AHMED, MD, MPH, FAHA, GREGG C. FONAROW, MD, FAHA, REBECCA BOXER, MD, ROSS ARENA, PhD, PT, FAHA, LENORE BLANK, NP, HARLEAH G. BUCK, PhD, RN, CHPN, KERRY CRANMER, MD, JEROME L. FLEG, MD, FAHA, RACHEL J. LAMPERT, MD, TERRY A. LENNIE, PhD, RN, FAHA, JOANN LINDENFELD, MD, FAHA, ILEANA L. PI~ ...

Editorial: Transitional Care Clinics to Reduce 30-day Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients

Heart failure (HF) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States (U.S.), with an estimated prevalence of five million patients in the U.S. and an annual healthcare cost of greater than 30 billion dollars. Readmission rates for HF patients are astronomically high, with up to 25% of hospitalized patients with HF requiring readmission within 30 days of discharge. The Hospital ...

Heart Failure Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Using Telehealth to Reduce All-Cause 30-Day Hospital Readmissions among Heart Failure Patients Receiving Skilled Home Health Services.

BACKGROUND The reduction of all-cause hospital readmission among heart failure (HF) patients is a national priority. Telehealth is one strategy employed to impact this sought-after patient outcome. Prior research indicates varied results on all-cause hospital readmission highlighting the need to understand telehealth processes and optimal strategies in improving patient outcomes. OBJECTIVES T...