Cleveland Clinic’s geriatric emergency department model led to an overall reduction in admissions of older ED patients of 42%, and reduced the odds of admission for older ED observational patients by 73%.
Set to take effect in less than a year, more than 700 hospitals across the U.S. are gearing up to adhere to a new alternative payment system from CMS, called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model.
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has partnered with Kettering, Ohio-based Alternate Solutions Health Network to enhance the system’s home health program.
The Ensign Group, a publicly traded holding company based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., has acquired five Texas nursing homes through its real estate company, Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT.
Wheaton, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital became the 6th acute rehabilitation hospital to earn Magnet designation Oct. 21.