POSTS TAGGED AS hospital readmissions

Honeywell’s View of Tele-Wellness

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If you remember Honeywell’s iconic “T-86 Round” home thermometer from the 1950s, where you simply [MORE]

Study Results: Distance Monitoring of CHF Patients

In 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced its “Beacon Communities” program, which funds healthcare IT [MORE]

Social Factors in Hospital Readmissions

This piece raises the question of social factors, like employment, home location, etc, being relevant to hospital readmissions which [MORE]

Insurers Warming to Telemed

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Aetna estimates that 40% of hospital readmissions are avoidable.  MetroPlus Health Plan (NY, HMO) calculates that a Medicaid [MORE]

Legislation for “Care Coaches”

Senator Michael Bennett (D-Colorado) has introduced a bill titled “The Medicare Care Transition Act of 2009” that calls for a [MORE]

Hospital Readmissions Squeeze

Last month, CMS began its Care Transition Projects which aims to develop a number of interventions to cut down on [MORE]