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Howard Gleckman: How Nursing Homes Can Cut Hospital Readmissions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 17:55
- Increasing staff and improving training for nurses and aides to help them identify and treat situations that can lead to hospitalizations.
- Working with primary care doctors to encourage them to allow the nursing facility to treat many acute episodes rather than ordering patients back to the hospital.
- Asking patients, residents, and their families whether they want to be hospitalized.
Source: Forbes
Source URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2012/09/12/how-nu...
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