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Health professionals who have worked hard to improve the discharge process might see change occur more quickly in the coming decade as the changes envisioned in national health care reform begin to take effect.
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A new care transition partnership might one day be an important model for hospitals as the new health care legislation nudges providers in the direction of reducing hospital readmissions.
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A hospital discharge program that has social workers make follow-up calls to patients is designed to address patients' psychosocial needs and issues, as well as their medical ones.
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Hospitals will need to get used to the idea of reporting their 30-day readmission results as the new health care reform bill expands on this initiative of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) puts considerable focus on reducing hospital readmissions.
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Hospitals will be hearing a great deal more about care transitions and reducing readmissions in coming years.
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Hospital social workers using telephone follow-up of at-risk patients have made a positive impact on patient care and satisfaction outcomes, a pilot program shows.
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A 67-year-old previously healthy man was referred from his primary care physician because of an abnormal CBC. Although he had noted gradually increasing fatigue over approximately six months, this had become noticeably worse and, for this reason, he went to the doctor. He had not experienced night sweats or weight loss and had no localizing symptoms.
