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"[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

Reducing LOS is essential not only for enhancing patient care but also for minimizing readmissions and optimizing hospital resources. For critically ill and medically complex patients, effective LOS management can be challenging. This is where Kindred can make a significant impact. By partnering with Kindred, hospitals can leverage their specialized expertise to ensure high-quality care, which supports a reduction in LOS and improves overall patient outcomes. Kindred's focus on providing targeted care for complex cases aligns perfectly with the need for better LOS management, ultimately leading to fewer readmissions and improved patient satisfaction. Message me to discuss further, so we can achieve these critical goals, together! #Readmissions #HospitalManagement #PatientOutcomes #HealthcarePartnership #HealthcareEfficiency #HealthcareStrategy

Chief Healthcare Executive’s latest article highlights increasing delays in patient discharges due to a shortage of post-acute care beds, which is straining hospital resources and harming patient recovery. 🏥💔 One strategy to combat this issue is implementing #AI and analytics-driven decision support to streamline workflows and optimize transitions into #PostAcuteCare. 🤖📈 Let's work together to improve #PatientOutcomes and alleviate pressure on our #Healthcare system.   Discover more about the challenges health systems are facing below 👇   #HealthIT #HIT #HealthTech #PatientCare #HospitalManagement

NHS waiting lists continue to make the headlines, but how can they be reduced in a sustainable manner? With Keir Starmer recently setting out the government's plans for 92% of patients to be waiting no longer than 18 weeks from referral to start of treatment for elective care by the end of 2029, the need for Trusts to get to grips with the scale of their waiting list recovery is greater than ever. Fortunately, Acumentice l B Corp Certified has created a very handy waiting list calculator to help with this. You can check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eJZwUQ2V To understand the context behind why the calculator has been created, you can also check out our latest blog, which explains everything in far more detail!

Bruce Leff and his Hospital at Home Users Group colleagues make a strong and clear case for why hospital at home is safe, effective and preferred by patients and families and needs a multi-year extension so many more patients can access this more humane care delivery model. This sentence sums it up well: "Hospital at home is the keystone of this future home-based care ecosystem. It’s time to claim the future." https://lnkd.in/eUMcUR2e

Discharge planning from hospitals is a critical process that involves coordinating the transfer of a patient from the hospital to their home or another #healthcare setting. The goal of #dischargeplanning is to ensure that patients leave #hospital in a timely manner and that they receive the appropriate care and support they need after being discharged from the hospital. Read our article on why we believe delays exist in discharging patients and watch our video on how CAREFUL can improve discharge planning in #hospitals. https://lnkd.in/dHMc45AG

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

🏥 Can primary care reduce hospital visits? This article from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shares the story of a primary care doctor who significantly reduced hospital visits through proactive care strategies. By focusing on preventive care, PCPs can lower hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes. https://hubs.la/Q02NZhl80

The Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver program allows hospitals to deliver acute medical care for Medicare and Medicaid patients at home rather than within their own brick-and-mortar walls. Congress is currently debating whether to extend the program for an additional 5 years. Researchers sought to find out what types of hospitals have adopted the program, as that could inform ongoing policy decisions.   Austin Kilaru, Hashem E. Zikry, and David Schriger analyzed hospitals participating in the AHCAH waiver program. In a JAMA research letter, they report that participants have tended to be large, urban, not-for-profit, and academic hospitals.   "As further extension of the AHCAH waiver program is debated in Congress, CMS may consider additional strategies to engage a broader set of facilities to develop hospital-at-home programs, particularly nonteaching and rural hospitals," the authors noted. Read the research letter: https://lnkd.in/ezgprEv5 Dr. Kilaru is a leader of Penn Medicine's PATH – Practical Alternative to Hospitalization – one such program for delivering acute care at home. Learn more on our website: https://lnkd.in/e6Jz2TQJ #HealthPolicy #HospitalAtHome

Can results speak for themselves? 一 You tell us! ↓ 41% in average monthly turnaround times (TAT) ≤ 60 min daily TAT ↓ 40 daily Emergency Department (ED) boarders HHS implemented a specialized discharge unit (SDU) at Rochester General Hospital in February and saw immediate and lasting results. Why is this important? ➞Patients spend less time waiting for their rooms, leading to increased satisfaction and comfort during their hospital stay. ➞Faster room availability allows hospitals to accommodate more patients, reducing waitlists and ensuring timely access to healthcare services for our community. ➞Improved operational efficiency translates to better resource utilization and cost-effectiveness, enabling us to invest more in patient care and innovative treatments. With streamlined processes and a specialized unit, we're not just reducing wait times 一 we're revolutionizing the patient experience at large-scale hospitals. Read more about the case study here: https://hubs.ly/Q02y6JxR0 #Rochester #PatientCare #OperationalExcellence #HealthcareInnovation #OneHHS #HHSBlog #CaseStudy #PatientExperience