Jeff Lagasse
Older patients visiting the emergency department who received specialized geriatric care were admitted to the hospital 36 percent of the time, compared to the 53 percent who did not receive this attention.
The operating loss per physician jumped from a 10 percent loss of net revenue to a 17.5 percent loss.
Even hospitals that are successful at reducing 30-day readmissions today are compared against peers -- and that means they have to continuously get better just to keep up.
Forming even informal arrangements with Area Agencies on Aging can help a hospital's bottom line by keeping 30-day readmission rates down and reduce avoidable nursing home usage as part of population health management programs.
Haven said it is earmarking $11.3 million to convert the facility into a psychiatric hospital.
Adfinitas Health currently partners with 14 hospitals and more than 40 post-acute facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Michigan.
The ACOs will add 1.5 million Medicare patients, bringing the total to 10.5 million.
The healthcare industry created more new jobs in December than other sectors, outpacing construction, manufacturing and business services.
In the fourth quarter alone, HTA completed $32.7 million of investments in the Dallas area, $80.2 million in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Long Beach, California, and one development project in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Trump Administration nominated Azar as HHS head in order to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, while addressing parts of the ACA and drug prices.