Tag: care transitions

CMS Discharge Planning Rule: Are You in Compliance?

By: Vyshnavi Manda
Date: February 12, 2020
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: care transitions, CMS, discharge planning, Medicare, post-acute care, readmission

The recent CMS discharge planning rule that went into effect in November 2019 included several changes aimed at improving care transitions and encouraging patients’ involvement in their follow-up treatment and care protocols. (Click here to review the rule in the Federal Register.) With those rules in place, it is now imperative for organizations to familiarize […]

Heart Failure Treatment: 4 Key Takeaways From Our Latest Best Practice Report

By: Kshipra K
Date: December 27, 2018
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: best practice report, care transitions, continuum of care, Heart Failure, heart failure treatment, pharmacological treatment

Heart failure is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of cardiovascular death in the United States and can be incredibly costly for hospitals and health systems due to its high readmission rate. As such, we decided to focus our latest best practice report on heart failure, covering four main aspects of care: identification, treatment, […]