Readmissions

Why Care Guidance? Guideway Care’s latest article in Healthcare Business Today highlights the innovative approach of care guidance in reducing hospital admissions/re-admissions. Readers learn the value of addressing non-clinical issues and social factors to achieve better patient outcomes. This article delves into the value that a care guidance solution brings to support hospitals and healthcare […]

Hospital readmissions are costly and can be dangerous for patients. In fact, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), hospital readmissions cost the United States healthcare system more than $26 billion in 2015. Patients and caregivers need to be aware of the top reasons hospital readmissions happen, so they can take steps […]

Reducing hospital readmissions is a challenge that home health agencies face every day. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), one out of every five patients who are discharged from a hospital is readmitted within 30 days. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) is a Medicare program that financially penalizes hospitals with […]

One key measure of hospital care quality is the facility’s readmission rates, or the percentage of patients who experience unplanned readmission after a previous stay. Readmissions are expensive—more than $14,000 per readmission in costs to the hospital, on average, according to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Even though hospitals may end up making a […]

Readmission rates are a concern for many hospitals, as admitting the same patient multiple times is costly, and, if readmission rates for the facility are higher than average, it can lead to penalties under the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). As such, many organizations are continuously looking for ways […]