Search results for "Care Transitions"
Medicare proposes changes to conditions of participation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed major changes to existing regulations last week, with the release of two sets of proposed rules and one finalized rule that the agency predicts will save the health care system nearly $1.1 billion per year by removing unnecessary regulations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/26/1.htm
26 Oct 2011
Top Docs
Meet our 2010 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/top.htm
15 Nov 2010
Reducing readmissions by empowering patients
St. Joseph Hospital in Whatcom County, Wash., reduced unnecessary readmissions by improving patient self-management after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/success.htm
15 Sep 2010
It takes a community
The Camden Coalition in New Jersey and other health care systems are addressing the problem of hospital readmissions by bringing people together at the local level.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/readmissions.htm
15 May 2010
Top Docs: Meet our 2009 Top Hospitalists
Welcome to our second annual Top Hospitalists issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2009
Q&A: Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2009
Lost in transition
Medication discrepancies between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities are common. Learn why and what you can do about it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/snf.htm
15 Sep 2009
Don't just do something, stand there
Less can be more for the hospitalized elderly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/elderly.htm
15 Jul 2008
E-learning for everyone
Virtual patients expose students and physicians to a wide range of clinical scenarios.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/elearning.htm
15 Feb 2008
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/home-health.htm
15 Aug 2007