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AdventHealth is rolling out hospital-level acute care at home for its patients in central Florida with the launch of AdventHealth Hospital at Home. https://bit.ly/40AYFFg

“It is about patients, but the dollars follow the patients,” #OHSU struggles with a 47% drop in transfers from other #hospitals which are typically #patients seeking more lucrative specialized #procedures. #Hospital beds are really precious in Oregon (49th in the country per capita supply). #ED clogged with non-urgent non-lucrative cases. Better access to #UrgentCare & #CaseManagement might help. It’s a community-wide issue bigger than OHSU alone. What happened to that cadre of patients who were not transferred to OHSU over the last 5 years? Got acceptable care elsewhere? Waited longer in the OHSU specialty inpatient queue? Suffered more from shunted or delayed access? Does anyone know?

Transitioning certain healthcare services to home care settings is a strategic move that not only optimizes hospital bed utilization but also aligns with patient-centered care approaches. It’s encouraging to see hospitals adapt and innovate in response to resource constraints. Ensuring that home care models maintain high standards of care and are equipped with the necessary support systems will be crucial to their sustainability and effectiveness. This shift could redefine how we think about healthcare delivery, especially in managing chronic conditions and post-operative care. #hospitalwithoutwalls #hww #newcaremodel #bettercareathome

As we near the expiration of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, check out this informative piece from MedPage Today discussing why an extension to the waiver helps meet many crucial patient needs: https://lnkd.in/e8sTY-2t

An update from NHS England on the growth of its #FederatedDataPlatform. “A year since its introduction, 87 #NHS acute Hospital trusts and 28 integrated care boards in England have signed up … hospital trusts using the NHS Federated Data Platform have each treated on average 114 more inpatients in theatres every month since introducing the tool.” https://lnkd.in/ekGvbfF9

It's no secret that hospitals have struggled to discharge patients to post-acute settings in recent years. Read more about it and possible solutions in our new blog post by John Capasso: https://lnkd.in/gBNPgWaA

"[ALC] patients are a pressing issue in Canadian health care, affecting everything from bed capacity to wait times for emergency and surgical care" says CHSPR Director Jason Sutherland, interviewed by CBC regarding alternate level of care patients in Alberta hospitals. https://lnkd.in/gRS92QrS

🚨 ED Boarding: A Growing Crisis 🚨 ED boarding—when patients are held in the emergency department due to a lack of inpatient beds—poses serious risks: delayed care, increased safety hazards, and clinician burnout. And the costs? Nearly double those of inpatient care. Hospitals must prioritize solutions like care coordination centers and empowering care teams to improve patient flow and reduce overcrowding. 👉 Learn more at Becker’s Hospital Review: https://bit.ly/3EesSRK Becker's Healthcare #Healthcare #EDboarding #PatientSafety #ClinicianBurnout #HospitalEfficiency

NHS England streamlines priorities for patient care A new national ambition aims for 65% of patients to receive elective treatment within a duration of 18 weeks by March 2026. https://lnkd.in/e88gtAE2

Boarding of patients in US emergency rooms is at crisis levels. We at CHSI SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED boarding of admitted patients by 13 minutes/per patient and maintained gains for over 9 months, saving ER staff 689 hours of boarded patient care. Read here in West JEM how we did it. Hint: connecting non clinical operations like housekeeping closely with clinical care teams created a better supply of beds. Ipe Paramel, Cari Marshall