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Implementation Of The Reengineered Discharge Process And Transitional Care Management At A Rural Critical Access Hospital, Chad L. Wilfong
Implementation Of The Reengineered Discharge Process And Transitional Care Management At A Rural Critical Access Hospital, Chad L. Wilfong
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Healthcare in the United States is changing from a fee-for-service to a value based healthcare delivery system. One area of national focus is reducing 30-day hospital readmissions by providing high-quality transitions-of-care. Patients leaving the hospital without proper assessment of home care needs, patient education, and coordination of care run into barriers managing health conditions, which contributes to hospital readmissions. Poor transitions-of-care contribute to deterioration of health leading to acute care utilization and hospital readmissions, which is costly for healthcare organizations, insurance payers, and individuals. In 2017, the value based healthcare structure will be decreasing reimbursement to hospitals that have 30-day …