Podcasts about readmissions

 In this episode, Neil Roy, MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE, Vice President of Diagnostic and Operative Services and Chief Medical Officer at Adventist HealthCare, shares how marketplace rounds, high risk discharge clinics, and remote monitoring cut length of stay by up to 15 percent and lowered readmissions below 10 percent, while strengthening physician engagement and preparing for AI driven patient flow innovation under Maryland's global budget model.

In this episode, Dr. Kelly Sandberg, Chief Medical Quality Officer and Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Dayton Children's, and Dr. Katherine Winner, Division Chief of Psychiatry at Dayton Children's, discuss the quality improvement initiatives driving lower mental health readmissions. They share how individualized programming, follow up calls, standardized processes, and collaboration are strengthening care across inpatient and crisis settings.

In this episode, Dr. Kelly Sandberg, Chief Medical Quality Officer and Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Dayton Children's, and Dr. Katherine Winner, Division Chief of Psychiatry at Dayton Children's, discuss the quality improvement initiatives driving lower mental health readmissions. They share how individualized programming, follow up calls, standardized processes, and collaboration are strengthening care across inpatient and crisis settings.

Darshan H. Brahmbhatt, Podcast Editor of JACC: Advances, discusses a recently published original research paper on Additive Benefit of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapies at Discharge in Reducing 30-Day Readmissions in Heart Failure.

In this first Disrupted Podcast episode of 2026, Jamie and Scott unpack the reality of a new “High Needs ACO” and what it demands from frontline care teams. Scott explains why spending more in primary care reduces total cost, how care management codes are expanding, and why the real win is keeping patients out of the hospital through proactive, consistent engagement.The centerpiece is a clear operational playbook for facilitated visits: facilitators gather the full story in the home or facility, loop in the provider through audio/video when possible, document in the system, and never delete encounters—because billing isn't just revenue, it's the data trail that proves prevention works. The conversation closes with the bigger picture: this isn't a workflow tweak—it's a way to reduce hospital dependency, protect families, and help stabilize the healthcare economy.  www.YourHealth.Org

As hospitals across the U.S. shorten length of stay and push more recovery into the home, families are increasingly left to manage complex care needs without formal training or support. Roughly one in five patients with chronic conditions like COPD or congestive heart failure is readmitted within 30 days—a cycle that costs the healthcare system billions annually and places enormous strain on caregivers. Against the backdrop of hospital-at-home models, aging demographics, and caregiver burnout, in-home senior care has become a critical piece of the post-acute care puzzle.So how can families ensure their loved ones are truly supported at home—not just medically, but functionally and emotionally—after discharge?In this episode of I Don't Care, host Dr. Kevin Stevenson sits down with Lance Summey, Franchise Owner at Home Instead. Together, they unpack the realities of nonmedical in-home senior care, how it integrates with hospitals, home health, and hospice, and why seemingly “small” daily tasks can dramatically impact health outcomes.Key Topics Covered in This Episode…Why nonmedical care matters: How help with activities of daily living—bathing, dressing, meals, transportation, and companionship—directly influences clinical outcomes and reduces hospital readmissions.Hospital-to-home transitions: The growing importance of in-home care as hospitals discharge patients earlier and rely on the home environment to support recovery.Caregiver burden and sustainability: Why family caregivers often reach a breaking point, and how professional in-home care allows loved ones to remain family—not full-time caregivers.Lance Summey is a franchise owner with Home Instead, the world's largest provider of nonmedical in-home senior care. He holds a Master's in Social Work from Baylor University and brings firsthand experience from both hospital systems and personal family caregiving. Motivated by his mother's battle with breast cancer and his grandmother's experience with multiple sclerosis, Summey has dedicated his career to bridging gaps in post-acute and long-term care—particularly where traditional medical models fall short. His work focuses on reducing hospital readmissions, integrating care teams, and supporting families through some of life's most challenging transitions.

Both CMS and value-based healthcare systems are increasingly leveraging data and enhanced communication to transition patients out of acute care more efficiently, support successful post-acute recovery, and reduce readmissions. In this video, Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), outlines the key components of an effective care transition process – and how Real Time's data-driven solution and interventional analytics help enable smoother transitions and improved outcomes.Check out our interview with Phyllis Wojtusik from Real Time to learn more about the CMS TEAM model – and how acute and post-acute providers can better coordinate care for improved patient outcomes.Learn more about Real Time Medical Systems: https://realtimemed.com/Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

In this podcast, Dr. Dor Partosh and Dr. Dovena Lazaridis discuss the AJHP Practice Research Report, “Reducing readmissions with pharmacist-integrated care in Medicare value-based programs,” with host and AJHP Editor in Chief Dr. Daniel Cobaugh. The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.

You built the tech. You raised the funds.But your patient outcomes? Still inconsistent.What if the real problem isn't your product… it's your patient handoff?In this episode, Dr. Colin Banas and I unpack why even the best clinical tools fail if you don't solve for the “voltage drop” in care transitions.Those invisible gaps lead to readmissions, poor medication adherence, and missed outcomes.Because nothing is more frustrating than knowing your solution works—and watching patients fall through the cracks anyway.Here's what you'll learn in this conversation:

Learn how care managers from the MaineHealth ACO and St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston are collaborating to increase communication between the hospital and primary care practices to reduce 30-day readmission rates.

On this week's episode of our Listener Series, we are joined by Lynn. Lynn shares her infertility journey during COVID and her long labor which included a mag drip and retained placenta. She then required two readmissions within the first week home, eventually leading to (after lots of advocating) a diagnosis of PPCM. Lynn reminds us about the importance of advocating for yourself when something doesn't feel right, because you know your body best.On this episode, you will hear:- unexplained infertility- IUI and IVF during COVID- high blood pressure and magnesium drip- retained placenta and tearing- readmitted twice after discharge- cardiology consult - PPCM diagnosis- seeking validationFor more birth trauma content and a community full of love and support, head to my Instagram at @thebirthtrauma_mama.Learn more about the support and services I offer through The Birth Trauma Mama Therapy & Support Services.

October 8: Today on TownHall Brett Oliver, MD, CMIO at Baptist Health speaks with Carrie McHenry, Care Transition Manager at Clarion Hospital (PA). They discuss Clarion Hospital's award-winning care coordination program and its achievements like drastically reducing readmission rates for COPD and pneumonia. Carrie explains the practical steps taken to assist patients post-discharge, focusing on social determinants of health. They explore the ease of tracking patients' needs and outcomes using tools in their MEDITECH Expanse platform— including Business and Clinical Analytics, and the importance of community-based resources and trust in rural healthcare. What are the keys to reducing hospital readmissions? How can technology and local knowledge be leveraged for better patient outcomes? What future expansions and challenges lie ahead for such healthcare programs?MEDITECH's Population Health solutionsLearn more about MEDITECH ExpanseSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Send us a textIn this engaging session, Lisa Marsolais, Dawn Fiala, and Annette Ziegler from Approved Senior Network share invaluable insights into the home care industry, focusing on strategies to reduce hospital readmissions. Learn how proper discharge planning and collaboration with home health services can prevent readmissions, benefiting clients, families, and healthcare systems. Explore creative marketing ideas such as pumpkin decorating contests and cookie decorating for engaging with communities and boosting your business. Don't miss out on the holiday-themed leave-behind campaigns designed to enhance your agency's visibility and success as we approach the end of the year.Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Housekeeping00:40 Meet the Team02:01 Accessing Missed Meetings03:33 Using the Collab App05:06 Home Care and Reducing Readmissions05:40 Understanding Readmissions09:20 The Role of Home Care in Preventing Readmissions09:35 Enhancing Discharge Success13:59 Challenges and Solutions in Home Care19:56 Marketing Strategies for Home Care23:45 Practical Tips for Home Care Providers25:04 Breaking the Readmission Cycle31:48 Q&A and Final Thoughts32:30 Replay and PDF Links33:07 Q&A Session33:40 Pumpkin Decorating Contest38:26 Case Management Week39:22 Bone and Joint Health Week40:10 Halloween and Thanksgiving Ideas44:10 Veterans Day and Remembrance Day45:12 Hospice and Home Care Month47:45 Winter Coloring Pages Campaign51:55 Crafting and Cookies Open House54:20 Holiday Cookie Decorating55:59 Final Q&A and Closing RemarksContinuum Mastery Circle IntroVisit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.comGet Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

The LACE index is a prognostic algorithm for predicting the likelihood that a newly discharged patient will come back into hospital within 30 days because of complications. Today's IMJ paper describes a validation of the LACE index in a regional Victorian setting. Identifying patients who are at risk could allow for better targeted care at the first admission, reducing harm to patients and inefficient use of healthcare resources.  The researchers also tested a novel classification tool for scoring which readmissions are avoidable and which are just an unfortunate outcome of the patient's illness. This could help more accurately track quality of care within and between healthcare service providers.GuestsProf Christian Gericke PhD FRACP FAFPHM AFRACMA FRCP Edin FEAN FAAN (Calvary Mater, Newcastle; University of Newcastle; University of Queensland) Dr Reinhardt Dreyer (South West Medicine ; University of Stellenbosch) Dr James Gome FRACP (South West Medicine, Clinical Director General Medicine) ProductionProduced by Mic Cavazzini. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Treetops' by Autohacker and ‘The Cold Shoulder' by Kylie Dailey. Image created and copyrighted by RACP. Editorial feedback kindly provided by RACP physicians Aidan Tan, Joseph Lee, David Arroyo and Stephen Bacchi.Key ReferenceCauses for 30-day readmissions and accuracy of the LACE index in regional Victoria, Australia [IMJ. 2024]Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record listening and reading as a prefilled learning activity. Subscribe to new episode email alerts or search for ‘Pomegranate Health' in Apple Podcasts, Spotify,Castbox or any podcasting app.

Show Notes Today's Guests: Jason Falvey PT, DPT, PhD jfalvey@som.umaryland.edu https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/falvey-jason/ Twitter: @JayRayFalvey Please look for Jason's full speech in a future 2024 Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy issue. Guest Quotes: 2:44 “physical function is a really, really important predictor of how successfully people are going to transition to the next level of care. And when I say successful discharge, I don't just mean readmissions…if you ask patients what they care about, that's not necessarily what they're going to say is they're not going to say, I don't want to visit the hospital in the next 30 days. And then after that, I don't care.  They really care about being at home, being able to age in place successfully, being able to functionally improve. So PTs have a lot to do with, you know, helping patients reach their goals and things that are maybe not exactly the same as the things your hospital system says are important.” 6:54 “Acute care PTs never know what happens to that person when they leave. They can't close the loop on equipment or modifications or caregiver training that they recommend. And you're hoping that everything goes smoothly with a care, you know, transition where that person gets the home care that you recommended or goes to outpatient that you recommended. But you don't have You know value from your organization to say we're going to consider it productive time for you to call and follow up …” 15:26 “I think one of the issues I have with productivity systems that are built on touching people is we really have created a volume based model. And do you really feel like you're able to address every person's need comprehensively? When, you have, you know, more credit for initial evaluations or new patients or metrics to see every patient within 24, 48 hours, right, it's, if we started highlighting the value of these other things, maybe there's advocacy and support and budgets at the hospital for more therapists or people to take on different roles.” Rapid Responses: If you had to co treat with a cartoon character on a home health visit, which cartoon character would you co treat with? “Oh, the genie from Aladdin for sure.” You know you work in Post-acute care when: You are working on a Sunday to get your last visit slash minute slash whatever you need to hit your metrics for the week are. Connect with our hosts and the podcast! Leo Arguelles (LEE-O R-GWELL-IS) largue2@uic.edu Twitter @LeoArguellesPT Ashley Poole Twitter @AshleyPooleDPT Interested in being a future guest? APTA Acute Care: Website Awards Journal Access Twitter @AcuteCareAPTA Facebook APTA Acute Care Instagram @AcademyAcutePT YouTube  APTA Acute Care Podcast Bridge the Gap APTA Acute Care Resources APTA Adult Vital Signs APTA Lab Values Document Webinar Recordings 2023 Long Covid Webinar Series

Editor's Summary by Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 9, 2024, issue. The Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing

Reducing preventable hospital readmissions is a national priority for payers, providers, and policy makers seeking to improve health care and lower costs. More important than costs, are the goals of providing quality care to patients who present with healthcare needs, helping them heal, and returning them safely to their home and loved ones.   Tod Baker, Principal, Dawn Sagliani, Consulting Director, and Christine Pilley, Consulting Director, all from Vizient join host Marilyn Sherrill, Sr. Performance Improvement Program Director, to discuss the emerging practices related to reducing readmissions.   Guests: Tod Baker Principal Vizient Dawn Sagliani Consulting Director Vizient Christine Pilley Consulting Director Vizient Moderator: Marilyn Sherill Sr. PI Program Director Vizient   Show Notes: [01:14 – 02:48]  How hospitals are managing the financial challenges, and taking risks for readmissions [02:49 – 03:11]  What hospitals are doing to reduce readmissions through better processes [03:12 – 05:41]  Why are patients being readmitted to hospitals [05:42 – 09:49]  The key elements to consider during the critical time of transition that can reduce a patient's risk of readmission [09:50 – 010:40]  Role of Nurse Navigators [10:41 – 11:41]  Benefit of assessing the home environment [11:42 – 15:34]  Barriers to reducing readmissions [15:35 – 16:13]  One recommendation for hospitals to bring about a more robust readmission program   Links | Resources: For more information, email picollaboratives@vizientinc.com   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed

Contributor: Nick Tsipis MD Educational Pearls: The review article assessed 16.3 million patients across six states to identify those at high-risk for critical revisit Criteria for critical revisit was ICU admission or death within three days of discharge from the ED Critical revisits are extremely rare  0.1% of patients have a critical revisit after discharge 0.00001% die after revisit Of the patients that do experience critical revisits, the two major risk factors are Asthma - relative risk 2.24 Chronic medical conditions - incidence rate ratio 11.03  Of the top ten diagnoses that lead to critical revisits, 5 are respiratory Others include cellulitis, seizures, gastrointestinal disease, appendectomy, and sickle cell crisis.  References 1. Cavallaro SC, Michelson KA, D'Ambrosi G, Monuteaux MC, Li J. Critical Revisits Among Children After Emergency Department Discharge. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(5):575-582. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.06.006 Summarized by Jorge Chalit, OMSII | Edited by Meg Joyce & Jorge Chalit, OMSII  

Anyone working in healthcare today knows the importance of reducing hospital or rehabilitation facility readmissions. Older adults are at risk for readmissions if they lack proper support at home. The days following the transition back to the home can be crucial to keeping the older adult safe. However, older adults and their families may not be prepared for all that is involved in the person's care as they adjust to their old environment. Listen to this episode to learn how support and help at home can be crucial to a successful transition and reduce the risk of readmission.

Commentary by Dr. Candice Silversides

Recent studies have demonstrated that sepsis patients have a much higher readmission risk than other common conditions such as heart failure, heart attacks, and pneumonia. The National Institutes of Health states that sepsis is a substantial healthcare burden, accounting for 6.2% of total hospital costs in the United States.   Shannon Chase Weck, Performance Improvement Specialist and Sepsis Coordinator at Houston Methodist West in Texas joins Host Shannon Hale to discuss share their work to decrease sepsis readmissions.   Guests: Shannon Chase Weck Performance Improvement Specialist and Sepsis Coordinator Houston Methodist West Hospital Moderator: Shannon Hale PI Program Director Vizient   Show Notes: [00:58 – 01:24] Looking at Sepsis as an organization [01:25 – 02:30] Organizations approach to sepsis readmissions [02:31 – 03:09] Grand Prix theme and outcomes [03:10 – 04:58] How they have sustained improvements [04:59 – 06:15] The barriers [06:16 – 07:23] Ah-has to share   For more information, email picollaboratives@vizientinc.com  

Commentary by Dr. Candice Silversides

Tough times don't last, tough people do. How to reduce 30 day readmissions and improve care for older adults. Learn how to create more geriatric pharmacist positions. Join podcast host, Kelly Ulen, as she interviews Jaylan Hayes Yuksel about these great topics.

Well... we've made it through 96 whole episodes without getting on our soap box. We guess it's time. "In an ideal world, hospital discharge would take place when both you and your healthcare provider think the time is right. You would be strong enough and healthy enough to handle not only the important discharge tasks and details, but also to take care of yourself once you arrive at your destination. However, we don't live in an ideal world" (Verywell Health). "Unfortunately, as many as one in six people on Medicare gets readmitted to the hospital within 30 days" (Verywell Health). This week, we're talking about the events surrounding a premature hospital discharge and the all-too-common ensuing readmissions. Strap in... if we get a little passionate, it's because we've been on the receiving end of these disastrous outcomes a few too many times. Our goal in sharing this information is only to bolster your personal awareness so you can be better prepared to be an advocate for yourself and your loved ones. SHOW NOTES Julie's Uplifting Story: August Edition of Rural Montana to be released online at a date TBD Inga's Uplifting Story: Woman gets tattoo so dad with Alzheimer's can always remember her Read the Articles: How to Fight a Hospital Discharge | How to Prevent Hospital Readmissions Join in on more of the fun on Youtube: https://youtu.be/nUe96_nNVy0 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW INGA + JULIE! Connect with Inga on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/inga-lake-4857301b8/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Julie on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brubaker-3a89b2114/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Caregiven on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecaregivenpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Caregiven on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecaregivenpodcast?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Caregiven YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtq-gS4yCWGE5UFnrU8OAA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow EPAGA Home Care on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/EPAGAHomeCare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Care and Share Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/715609402176814⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow EPAGA Home Care on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/epagahomecare/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow EPAGA Home Care on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/epaga-home-care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit EPAGA's Website for more articles about home care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.epagahomecare.com/articles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interested in opening your own EPAGA Home Care? Check out our Franchise Opportunities: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.epagahomecarefranchise.com⁠

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In this episode, the third in our health policy series, Dr. McGinn is joined by health services researcher and thought leader Dr. Peter Cram for a wide-ranging discussion on the issue of readmissions as a quality metric, including looking at the complexity of the measure through the lens of: - Practicing Clinicians- Department Chairs and CMOs- Health systems, including research findings and international health system comparisonsOther topics covered include the interplay of length of stay and readmissions and HRRP.Dr. Cram has published over a hundred peer reviewed papers, many in top tier journals and often challenging many closely held assumptions in the area of health policy. Article discussed: JAMA: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2797277Previous episodes:Medicare Advantage 101, Trends & Recent Headlines https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903646/12785423Medicaid Redeterminationhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1903646/12690681

Patients who are high utilizers, also known as multi-visit patients (MVPs) or frequent flyers, whether found in the ED, inpatient units or other departments, drive up readmission rates and tie up resources. Often, clinicians and administrators hold out little hope that they can end the multi-visit cycles of these patients. Yet, by looking at a patient's multiple visits as a symptom of a deeper problem, and then identifying and rectifying that underlying problem, clinicians can end a patient's cycle of care utilization. On this podcast, a leading expert in high-utilizer care discusses her MVP Method which has been used by rural hospitals, community hospitals, safety net hospitals, and academic medical centers across the country. Dr. Amy Boutwell, President of Collaborative Healthcare Strategies, is a nationally recognized thought leader in the field of reducing readmissions and improving care for highest risk and multi-visit patients. She is the developer of the STAAR, ASPIRE, ASPIRE+ and MVP methods to reduce avoidable acute-care utilization and deliver whole-person care across settings and over time. The general principles and actions of the MVP Method can revolutionize care, break the cycle of utilization and change the life of your patients.  The Institute for Advancing Health Value has released an Intelligence Brief and Case Study to accompany this special podcast episode. Download the Open Access Intelligence Brief: “Building An Effective Care Pathway for Multi-Visit Patients: The MVP Method” (Available to Everyone!) https://www.advancinghealthvalue.org/building-an-effective-care-pathway-for-multi-visit-patients-the-mvp-method/ Download the Members-Only Case Study Brief: “Transforming Care MVPs at a Safety-Net Health System” (Available to Institute Members – Join the Institute for free if you work for a Provider Organization!) Episode Bookmarks: 01:30 High utilizers, also known as multi-visit patients (MVPs) or frequent flyers, whether found in the ED, inpatient units or other departments, drive up readmission rates and tie up resources. 02:00 Can high utilization by MVPs be impacted by addressing symptoms of a deeper problem? 02:30 Introduction to Dr. Amy Boutwell and the MVP Method to improve care for High Utilizers. 03:15 Support Race to  Value by subscribing to our weekly newsletter and leaving a review/rating on Apple Podcasts. 04:45 Referencing the Dr. Atul Gawande article called “The Hot Spotters” which showed how a health system experienced a 40% reduction in super-utilizer reduction. 07:00 The risk of conflating the terms of “high risk,” “high utilizer,” “high cost,” and “complex”. 07:45 Busting the myth that multi-visit patients are un-impactable. 08:30 “We must walk away from the dogma that it is not worth serving high utilizers. The industry must reengineer its thinking around that to advance health equity.” 09:00 Dr. Boutwell references the work of the Camden Coalition and how “Hot Spotters” did not confirm the myth of un-impactability. 10:30 The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) aims to minimize the number of avoidable hospital readmissions by incentivizing hospitals to improve post-discharge planning. 11:30 Dr. Boutwell discusses the challenges of HRPP as a health policy and why hospitals have still yet to evolve in care delivery transformation. 12:30 Readmissions programs often are treated as a pilot instead of as a strategy for transformation. 13:30 Dr. Boutwell's work in partnering with health systems to develop a population health playbook to lower hospital readmissions. 14:30 The challenge of focusing on just one chronic condition in a readmission reduction strategy (e.g. heart failure). 15:45 “Multi-visit patients account for over half of all readmissions at every single hospital in the United States.” 16:45 “We have to go beyond payer-specific or disease-specific paradigms to find higher leverage population segments to impact.”

In this episode, Meliza Weiner, BESLER's Senior Manager of Revenue Cycle & Clinical Review Nurse, gives us a glimpse into the upcoming webinar - The Impact of Utilization Management & Readmissions - coming on April 19, 1 PM ET.

Preventable hospital readmissions cost the healthcare system approximately $25 billion annually, and it is estimated that one of every five Medicare patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Our panel of experts shares insights and best practices on lowering readmission rates for patients with chronic health conditions through proven prevention and discharge programs and follow-up plans. Panelists: Troy Garland, MBA, RN, Vice President, Clinical and Quality Operations, Equality Health Sarah Keenan, RN, BSN, MSIHM, Chief Clinical Officer/President, Integrated Care, Bluestone Physician Services Michelle Nelson, Director, Health Improvement, United Regional Health Center ​Ashish V. Shah, CEO, Dina​   This episode is sponsored by Dina Dina powers the future of home-based care with its care-at-home platform and network that can activate and coordinate multiple home-based service providers, engage patients directly, and unlock timely home-based insights that increase healthy days at home. Dina works with many leading health systems, ACOs and health plans to extend their reach into the home to help people live their best lives.   The platform creates a virtual experience for the entire healthcare team so they can communicate with each other--and help patients and families stay connected--even though they may not physically be under the same roof. Dina helps professional and family caregivers capture rich data from home, using artificial intelligence to recommend evidence-based, non-medical interventions. Visit their website at dinacare.com

August 2022 Journal Club Podcast Machine Learning–based Analysis and Prediction of Unplanned 30-Day Readmissions after Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study with External Validation To read the journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/Fulltext/2022/08000/Machine_Learning_Based_Analysis_and_Prediction_of.6.aspx Authors: Michael Karsy, MD, PhD, MSc and Brendan T. Crabb, BS Guest Faculty: Steven N. Roper, MD Moderator: Megan Still, MD Committee Co-chair: Rafael A. Vega, MD, PhD

In this episode, we welcome back Mary Devine, BESLER's Vice President of Revenue Integrity, to discuss discharge dispositions in readmissions. Learn how to listen to The Hospital Finance Podcast® on your mobile device. Highlights of this episode include: CMS Medicare Readmissions rule What patient data is reviewed Impacts on readmissions Recommendations on readmissions and discharge Read More

In this episode, we welcome back Mary Devine, BESLER's Vice President of Revenue Integrity, to discuss discharge dispositions in readmissions. Learn how to listen to The Hospital Finance Podcast® on your mobile device. Highlights of this episode include: CMS Medicare Readmissions rule What patient data is reviewed Impacts on readmissions Recommendations on readmissions and discharge...

Pulmononologists, Drs. Ravi Kalhan and Nick Hanania join the podcast to discuss the topic of COPD readmissions including how serious a hospitalization for COPD actually is in terms of morbidity and mortality, appropriate pharmacotherapy, as well as nonpharmacologic treatments such as pulmonary rehab. They also share their thoughts on the importance of an exacerbation prevention strategy, the utility of a pulmonary discharge team, and close follow-up postdischarge.

In this episode, Lexman welcomes back Chris Duffin to the show. The two discuss his recent experience with anuria and how downrightness can lead to penholders and readmissions. As always, the conversation is packed with laughs.

Today, it's not enough to just pick a few quality initiatives to work on each year and hope for the best. Complex systems like hospitals need a comprehensive approach: an interlinked series of people, programs, and analytics to consistently improve and sustain quality. This episode of Modern Practice covers comprehensive and sustained quality transformation.   Guest speakers: Rick May, MD Senior Principal, Clinical Quality Improvement Vizient Orthopedic Surgeon   Tod Baker, BS Principal, Clinical Quality Improvement Vizient   Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient   Show Notes: [01:30] Comprehensive clinical quality transformation program [03:03] When initiatives run out of steam [04:25] Quality is the great impactor, the holy grail, the fixer and differentiator [05:44] Readmissions in a new light [07:00] Why there is no sustainability [08:36] Mistaken emphasis on lagging instead of leading metrics   Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com Dr. May's contact email: rick.may@vizientinc.com Tod Baker's contact email: tod.baker@vizientinc.com   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed  

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Bad news for digitial ulcers in Systemic sclerosis, Readmissions in Lupus and Thrombocytopenia in APL patients.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Bad news for digitial ulcers in Systemic sclerosis, Readmissions in Lupus and Thrombocytopenia in APL patients.

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. @DrTimMorg Guest:  Anupam Chandra, M.D., Consultant, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospitals discharge more Medicare beneficiaries to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) than to any other post-acute care setting. Approximately 25% of those patients return to the hospital within 30 days. Many of these readmissions are preventable. In this podcast Anupam Chandra, M.D., Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic shares how artificial intelligence is employed to determine which patients are at the highest risk for readmission and why. Dr. Chandra discusses Mayo Clinic's approach to readmission reduction for skilled nursing home patients, how it was implemented, and what factors are monitored to gain additional insights into clinical practice.  Find out more about Mayo Clinic's Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/. Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at: https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic https://twitter.com/MayoClinic

Hosted by: John Farley, MD, Associate Editor of Gynecologic Oncology Featuring: Catherine H. Watson, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Larissa Alejandra Meyer, MD MPH, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Editor's Choice Paper: Reducing non-surgical readmissions on a gynecologic oncology service Editorial: Our dual responsibility of improving quality and questioning the metrics: Reflections on 30-day readmission rate as a quality indicator

Hosted by: John Farley, MD, Associate Editor of Gynecologic Oncology Featuring: Catherine H. Watson, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Larissa Alejandra Meyer, MD MPH, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Editor's Choice Paper: Reducing non-surgical readmissions on a gynecologic oncology service Editorial: Our dual responsibility of improving quality and questioning the metrics: Reflections on 30-day readmission rate as a quality indicator

A randomized controlled trial across 8 acute care hospitals showed that patients in the group that used Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) after surgery, were 5.3% less likely to be readmitted, were 13.9% less likely to report pain 7 days after surgery, and were 24.2% safer because medication errors were detected. Hear from two leaders of this groundbreaking study: Dr Michael McGilion and Dr. PJ Devereaux from McMaster University. Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

Tom Robertson, Executive Director of the Vizient Research Institute discusses the challenges of balancing research and patient care with Johnese Spisso, who before taking on her current role as President of UCLA Health, spent 22 years at UW Medicine in Seattle, another academic medical center in the top tier of research funding by the National Institutes of Health. Johnese describes UCLA's innovation center, designed to bring new clinical discoveries to the bedside, and a purposeful focus of philanthropy on the translation of innovation into improved patient care, exemplified by UCLA's recent ranking on the U.S. News and World Report's honor roll.   Guest speaker: Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA President, UCLA Health CEO, UCLA Hospital System    Moderator: Tom Robertson Executive Director Vizient Research Institute   Show Notes: [0:55] UCLA Health System's high rankings with the U.S. News & World Report [2:30] UCLA focuses on delivering patient safety and performance improvement plan, not rankings [3:55] MOVERS dashboard: Mortality, Outcomes, Value-based care, Experience of the patient and family and quality measure for Readmissions. It is reviewed monthly by department chairs. [4:53] UCLA relies on Vizient to lead them through the quality, safety and service rankings; the ability to benchmark against similar academic medical centers and to be able to share ideas and lessons learned with peers has been invaluable [6:56] All academic medical centers need to do more work on health equity [7:37] Balancing priorities between research and patient care [9:38] UCLA started an innovation center to develop new therapies, new technologies that are coming forward from bench to bedside.  It also created a bio design program to take clinical ideas from thought to commercialization. [10:55] UCLA has patient and family advisory councils for innovations [11:15] COVID has allowed the public to see the value of the investment in research because UCLA was able to bring COVID tests and participate in clinical trials faster than before. [12:40] Philanthropy is investing in innovation to advance health care forward. [14:00] Hospital systems struggle to consolidate clinical programs to reduce variation and cost   Links | Resources: Johnese Spisso biographical information   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Google Podcasts Android Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed

Friends, This episode is about a domain of healthcare delivery that will undergo a fundamental transformation over the next 3 – 5 years. It is the most precarious and fragmented ...

People Get admitted and discharged from the hospital every day- What we don't want is to come back within 30 days of that last admission. Face it No one wants to be in the hospital and NO ONE wants to be back within 30 days of being discharged or at all! There's no place like home ! Lets keep you there by talking about which conditions are the ones that can cause the most readmissions and how to prevent that. And yes I do say Myocardial Infection not Infarction. Told you it's all me in all my glory ready or not I do not edit- I just upload. You get a very raw Joyce. Text or call 847-809-1214 for questions or comments. #advocate #privateadvocate

This episode is presented by the American Case Management Association. Join our host, Deb McElroy, along with featured guest, Thomas Rhodes. Thomas has over 16 years of experience in respiratory care with ten of those years in leadership. He currently oversees two locations for Houston Methodist. Today the conversation focuses on the impact of a respiratory therapist led COPD education program on acute care hospital readmissions. Join thousands of your peers who have made the decision to further their connections, learning and knowledge afforded through ACMA membership. Take advantage of local chapter engagement. Gain access to insights and professionals in your area by joining one of over 30 ACMA chapters across the country; available exclusively to ACMA Members. Visit acmaweb.org/membership to learn more. Please visit acmaweb.org/podcast for more information about the podcast, or contact us directly at podcast@acmaweb.org with questions, topic requests, or other feedback.

This week, Amol and Kieran discuss two studies: How can we prevent readmission? An observational study of 1000 general internal medicine patients from 12 United States academic medical centres found that 26.9% of readmissions were potentially preventable. Key factors associated with potential preventability included decision making in the emergency department, lack of information to outpatient ...The post Summer Replay – Pondering Preventability: Readmissions and Catheter-Associated UTI appeared first on Healthy Debate.

This week, Amol and Kieran discuss two studies: How can we prevent readmission? An observational study of 1000 general internal medicine patients from 12 United States academic medical centres found that 26.9% of readmissions were potentially preventable. Key factors associated with potential preventability included decision making in the emergency department, lack of information to outpatient ... The post Summer Replay – Pondering Preventability: Readmissions and Catheter-Associated UTI appeared first on Healthy Debate.

This week, Amol and Kieran discuss two studies: How can we prevent readmission? An observational study of 1000 general internal medicine patients from 12 United States academic medical centres found that 26.9% of readmissions were potentially preventable. Key factors associated with potential preventability included decision making in the emergency department, lack of information to outpatient ... The post Pondering Preventability: Readmissions and Catheter-Associated UTI appeared first on Healthy Debate.

This week, Amol and Kieran discuss two studies: How can we prevent readmission? An observational study of 1000 general internal medicine patients from 12 United States academic medical centres found that 26.9% of readmissions were potentially preventable. Key factors associated with potential preventability included decision making in the emergency department, lack of information to outpatient ...The post Pondering Preventability: Readmissions and Catheter-Associated UTI appeared first on Healthy Debate.