Keeping nursing home residents out of the hospital can save them from the risks associated with both the transition to the hospital and the hospitalization itself — while also preventing reimbursement penalties. But doing that in the nursing home setting is more complicated than it might seem, according to a study from the Indiana University […]
The perceived quality of hospice care in nursing homes (NHs) compared poorly to other settings such as home health and assisted living, according to a new study from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute. Kathleen Unroe of Indiana University and colleagues examined 7,510 survey responses to the Family Evaluation of Hospice Care, a federally […]
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations for long-stay nursing facility residents can be significantly reduced by embedding nurses and nurse practitioners, according to a new analysis. In turn, the strategy could substantially slash Medicare spending. That’s according to an independent evaluation of the OPTIMISTIC program prepared at the request of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). OPTIMISTIC was developed […]
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