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Congestive Heart Failure
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Telehealth cuts readmission rates, earns system a speedy return on investment
Saint Vincent Health System in Erie, Pa., reports that using telemedicine technology has reduced readmissions in its 26 Pennsylvania facilities--and also netted a 100% return on investment in just two months.
Insurers embracing telehealth
As remote health becomes more popular, payers have been launching telehealth and remote monitoring programs. Highmark has launched one such pilot program, offering virtual physician visits for its
Personal touches help patients at risk for readmission
Just as the government is ramping up efforts to curb readmissions, hospitals are working to keep discharged patients from bouncing back to the hospital. Marin General and Novato Community hospitals
Interview: The ROI behind Geisinger's telemonitoring program
Geisinger Health Plan in Pennsylvania recently announced the use of home telemonitoring reduced the readmission rate of enrollees with congestive heart failure by 44 percent. FierceHealthFinance
More hospital spending tied to lower mortality, readmissions
It's not exactly the news hospitals that are strapped for cash want to hear. A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that Canadian hospitals that spent more on
Home telemonitoring needs health reform, more research to become widespread
Several recent reports have predicted a rapid rise in the use of remote patient monitoring. So far, however, it appears that only a small minority of consumers are using these applications and that
Geisinger plan reduces readmissions 44% with telemonitoring
Geisinger Health Plan, based in Danville, Pa., reports that its use of a home telemonitoring program for patients with congestive heart failure reduced their readmission rate by 44 percent, compared
The push-me-pull-you of observation care
Hospital readmissions seem an elephant unable to leave the room: Many states have 30-day readmission rates that are 20 percent or higher, linked to chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure
Readmission rate culprits remain elusive
Hospitals know they have to care about readmissions to improve patient care and protect their wallets, with reimbursements changes tied to performance . But do they know what really causes
Predictive technology helps to identify heart failure patients
New predictive modeling technology could help hospitals improve care and lower costs by identifying high-risk congestive heart failure (CHF) patients before they are admitted. Developed by healthcare
