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February is American Heart Month. Did you know that Marquis Health Consulting Services has 12 centers that are Heart Failure Certified by the American Heart Association? This includes all 5 centers along the Jersey Shore ❤️ Coral Harbor Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center ❤️ Crest Pointe Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center ❤️ Willow Springs Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center ❤️ The Jewish Home for Rehabilitation & Nursing ❤️ Seacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare What does it mean to be AHA Certified? Benefits For Patients Access to centers focused on treating heart failure and its co- morbidities. Confidence that the centers can provide the most effective heart failure treatment strategies. Assurance that the center has been vetted and is recognized by the American Heart Association, based on professional evaluation criteria designed by heart failure experts. Benefits For Referring Hospitals Improved readmission rates due to unnecessary readmissions and possible savings. Enhanced continuum of care for the patient through improved care coordination and communication between the Hospital and Facility.  Opportunity to demonstrate quality of care through patient outcomes.  Confidence of certification built on the Association's science and guidelines. Benefits For Certified Facilities Validation of a level of expertise that only the American Heart Association can offer.   Access to a national collaborating network sharing best practices and support.  (Source: www.heart.org) #nextlevel #allinwithheart #hereforyou #AHA #CardiacCare #HeartFailure

Ensuring Continuity of Care with Follow-up Protocols At BH Wound Care, we prioritize seamless transitions and ongoing support for our residents' healing journeys! Here's how we develop effective follow-up protocols: Frequency of Assessments: We establish a standardized schedule for wound assessments tailored to each resident's needs, ensuring timely monitoring and intervention. Documentation & Communication: Clear and consistent documentation of assessments, treatments, and communication ensures everyone involved stays informed and engaged in the healing process. Post-Discharge Planning: Our comprehensive discharge plans include detailed wound care instructions, medication schedules, and arrangements for home health care services, ensuring continuity of care beyond the SNF. Patient & Family Education: We provide ongoing education to residents and families, empowering them with the knowledge and skills needed to support healing and prevent complications at home. Experience the difference with BH Wound Care – where every step of the journey is guided by compassion and expertise! #FollowUpProtocols #ContinuityOfCare #WoundCare #PatientEducation #BHWC #HealingJourney

Regarding the Acute Hospital Care at Home model, Bipartisan Policy Center wants policymakers to: 1. increase participation in the program 2. gather more data on the quality of the model 3. ensure safety for participating caregivers and patients

Ever wondered how teamwork—or the lack thereof—can be life-threatening in healthcare? Take the case of Mary, whose severe complications arose from poor team coordination. In 1988, a novice intern under-dosed a crucial medication due to inadequate supervision, leading to a major health crisis. Yet, it was only in the ICU, where intensive teamwork finally prevailed, that Mary found recovery. Explore the critical importance of collaborative healthcare through this gripping account. #Healthcare #Teamwork #PatientSafety #MedicalEducation

Value for collaboration of Palliative Care-Hospice clinicians with subspecialties/pcp/community/health systems to improve patient care.

In addition to the enhanced efficiency in admitting, transferring, and discharging patients within four hours, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have also achieved reductions in ambulance wait times and the average time for the first triage of admitted patients. Here's a quick snapshot of their progress: • An increase in ambulance turnarounds under 15 minutes went from 18.13% to 47.39% of visits. • A drop in the average triage time for admitted A&E patients, from 26 minutes to 13 minutes, comfortably meeting the national target of under 15 minutes. We're geared up with numerous innovative projects and developments for this year, aimed at further supporting the Trust's objectives. It is great to be a part of this transformative journey in healthcare. #healthcareinnovation #patientcare #digitaltransformation

As seasonal respiratory Illinesses are on the rise, ERs are overflowing, and hospital beds are at near capacity, I’m reminded on a daily basis why our #UrgentSNF, 24/7 direct admit program is so vital to our healthcare partners. Please take the time to read about our most recent case study, that I was personally able to assist with placement. Scenario: Presenting to the ED from home ,after a recent inpatient stay at Saint Agnes Hospital patient C.M., a 68 year old female was in need of additional physical therapy from being completely decondintioned from a recent COVID diagnosis. A call was made from the Saint Agnes Hospital ER case manager to our #Network #UrgentSNF line. After receiving the ☎️ 📞we quickly worked to place the patient in one of our 3 Baltimore #Marquis #network #SubAcuteRehab Centers, Meadow Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Orchard Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. We successfully admitted the patient to Meadow Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, where she is received daily inpatient physical therapy for 10 days. The patient was successfully discharged home with #HomeHealth Services by our local LHC Group #HomeCall partner. Benefits: ✅ Unnecessary hospital readmission avoided ✅ 24/7 Network Line ✅Patient Stabilization ✅ Positive patient experience ✅ Safe Discharge Plan ✅ Exceptional Community and Hospital Partnerships ✅ Solution Oriented #WeAreTheResource #SubAcuteRehab #ProgressiveRehabilitation #Marquis #NetworkProvider #WeAreTheSolution

Great to see this - “Hospital at home is a safe alternative to inpatient care The research team recruited more than 1,000 older people (over 65 years) from across the UK and randomly assigned them to either hospital or hospital at home care. The patients had all been referred for urgent hospital admission because of a sudden change in health. After 6 months, around three quarters of patients from both groups still lived at home. Those who received hospital care were slightly more likely to have moved into residential care. Their findings were published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The number of patients who had died in either group at 6 months was very similar (around 17%). After 1 month, patients who were treated at home were less likely to experience extreme confusion. Overall, patients preferred hospital at home care and said that communication with their care staff was better. When the team compared the cost of care, they found that hospital at home was less expensive overall than inpatient treatment. Savings made through staff time, medicines, transport and residential care totalled around £2,265 per patient. The savings increased to £2,840 when informal care costs were also included. These results were published in the journal Age and Ageing.” The whole thing is well worth a read but in a nutshell the researchers found - Outcomes? As good or better Patients? Prefer it Communication? Better Cost? Is Lower #VirtualWards #HospitalAtHome #NIHRMakingADifference

Care2U collaborates with Hospital Discharge Planners to initiate transitional care prior to discharge, visits patients at home 24-48 hours following, and administers, monitors, and evaluates healing in partnership with the Care Team. #Care2U #HealthcareAtHome #SafeTransitions

In recognition of May as #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we want to share resources by hospitalists, for hospitalists, because who gets it better than those experiencing the day to day? Any hospitalist can be a well-being advocate! The goal of this toolkit is to equip hospitalists like you with tools and recommendations t to advance well-being at your institution. 💗 https://bit.ly/3V4uvaK