Colorado Collaborates to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
By: Deanna Curry, Telligen QIN-QIO
Influential Colorado healthcare organizations are collaborating more closely than ever to support hospitals' and nursing homes' healthcare-associated infections (HAI) prevention efforts.
A report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights the growing disparity between rural and urban counties in health outcomes, life expectancy, and wealth. Colorado Public Radio's Ryan Warner interviews Andrea Ducas, Program Officer with the RWJF.
Readmission reduction: Intervention helps lower rates but doesn't meet national goals
By: JAMA Internal Medicine
Yale study indicates that Medicare's goal of
reducing all readmissions by 20 percent "may be overambitious," according to a new
study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Nine million community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries-about one-fifth of all beneficiaries-have serious physical or cognitive limitations and require long-term services and supports (LTSS) that are not covered by Medicare. Gaps in Medicare coverage and the lack of integration of medical care and LTSS have serious consequences.
The "Ask Me Anything" interview series highlights how some "HealthDoers" are approaching the critical cultural shift in making end-of-life care not only routine, but also compassionate, dignified and a better experience for all involved.
Building on the
Comprehensive Primary Care initiative launched in late 2012, the five-year CPC+ model will benefit patients by helping primary care practices:
Support patients with serious or chronic diseases to achieve their health goals
Give patients 24-hour access to care and health information
Deliver preventive care
Engage patients and their families in their own care
Work together with hospitals and other clinicians, including specialists, to provide better coordinated care
Breaking News in Advance Care Planning: Vital Tools for Transitions
the revised and updated Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment and a best-practice model are gaining traction. This webinar will bring you up to speed on all these changes.
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Healthy Transitions Colorado is a collaborative effort, focused on aligning and accelerating existing efforts to improve transitions of care for Coloradans. Our guiding principles are simple - by working together to break down the silos of health care, we can foster true community care coordination across facilities, specialties, and practices.
