Racial disparities in cardiac arrest survival are not due to early DNAR orders, as survival rates were similar across racial ...

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), also known as nursing homes, experienced a decline in operating capacity following the COVID-19 pandemic, which was associated with patients experiencing longer ...

Raise your hand if you can’t wait to be admitted to a convalescent home someday? For years I have been asking this question from the stage. And no one has come forward yet. In addition, hospitals & ...

In early November 2015, CMS issued revisions to its requirements for discharge planning for hospitals, critical access hospitals and home health. The American Hospital Association generally supports ...

Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care ...