Wisconsins PATH ALONG Model One To Watch In 2013

Wisconsin's service economy (medicine, education, agribusiness, tourism) depends on engaged employees who consistently report to their post.  Investors are dependent on the employees to fuel productivity as a way to reduce financial risk.  The performance of today's Wisconsin economy is intimately linked with stable employees. 

Business leaders have identified employee absenteeism due to a family members disease process as being a main threat to company productivity.   The trained employee must be present to position financial risk at a tolerable investment level.   Employers are hearing that employees need to be present for a family members hospitalization due to the increased severity required to be admitted.  The employer states that more time is lost if the ill family member is not hospitalized. 

Simply, in the health care system an individual must be severely ill to meet the assessement criteria that deems them eligible for a hospital admission.  If an ill person presents at the hospital and does not meet admission criteria, they still need the assistance of another. 

Wisconsin hospitals will now receive less reimbursement from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) if the discharged patient is readmitted within 30 days.   Historically privately paid insurance plans mimic benefit guidelines which have been forged by CMS.  Simply hospitals are looking for solutions to reduce readmission rates now. 

This creates high demand which is expected to push Wisconsin's PATH ALONG model to the fore front.  PATH ALONG is an original Wisconsin model (service set) capable of reducing employee absenteeism and reducing hospital readmission rates.

PATH ALONG staff support the person during the inpatient stay and into the home setting.  Staff maintain a close connection to family and medical providers to improve the patients independence.  Staff use a cooperative, collaborative approach to insuring the dynamic component of each transition piece is completed.

The PATH ALONG model improves the business employees ability to continue to productively perform their work.  The PATH ALONG staff deliver active participation during the transition to support the achievement of common Transition of Care Coalition goals.

Wisconsin's PATH ALONG model is the one to watch in 2013. PATH ALONG is a registered trademark of Home Care Path (www.homecarepath.com) a leading senior care provider serving south central Wisconsin. For more information try the site below with free access

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