The Affordable Care Act (March 23, 2010) is expected to greatly increase the number of community members utilizing the hospital service. January 1, 2014 anticipates a time of greater community access to hospital services.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have implemented cost containment policy designed to reduce the number of hospital readmissions. The inconvenient back and forth trips to the hospital are no longer an acceptable part of the inpatient stay.
National health care system researchers identify "Care Transitions" as being the most effective way to reduce preventable hospital readmissions. Informing community members about care transitions is a proactive way to reduce the back and forth trips to the hospital.
The St. Clare Health Care Foundation recognizing the approaching need to get the word out on "Care Transitions" awards a Healthy Community Partnership Grant to a community based organization Home Care Path (www.homecarepath.com).
Home Care Path combines an ongoing collaborative effort with both public organizations and private business to organize 3 educational presentations designed to Simplify Care Transitions ( http://www.homecarepath.com/Pages/SimpleCareTransitionsYouAreInvited.aspx) .
The growing list of collaborative participants include:
St. Clare Health Care Foundation
Home Care Path
Kilbourn Public Library
HoChunk Nation House Of Wellness
Baraboo Senior Center (Civic Center)
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Simplifying care transitions reveals an effective way for patients and care givers to truly participate in their own hospital stay. The information on the coaching sheet saves the patient from reacting to the varied hospital departments simultaneous operations and keeps the focus on pragmatic aspects present in all favorable outcomes of recovery. Learning care transitions adds a predictable structure to a changing flow, respecting personal preference, and supporting an internal locus of control.
This is an important project that will put our local health care service ahead of the changes being driven by a nationally aging population, political policy, legal regulations, economic fluctuations, and technological developments. Understanding care transitions can lend a measure of stability to a rapidly evolving health care industry. Please plan to join us.
This is a free event and everyone is invited to attend.
Dates and Locations of free presentations to simplify care transitions:
Wednesday August 7, 2013 - 1 pm
Kilbourn Public Library
620 Elm Street, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Wednesday August 14, 2013 - 1 pm
HoChunk Nation House of Wellness
S2845 White Eagle Road, Baraboo WI 53913
Monday August 19, 2013 - 1 pm
Baraboo Senior Center (Civic Center)
124 Second Street, Baraboo WI 53913
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Home Care Path www.homecarepath.com and the Wisconsin PATH ALONG model deliver an advanced supportive care service. Helping seniors in the home, with clinic visits, at the hospital, nursing home and assisted living facility. Helping seniors downsize with a move in to an adult child's home. 2013 rates are 20.00 per hour. Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an interview. We can be there when you are working. We accept long term care insurance. Services can be tax deductible. Help with resources and the transition from private payment to public funded programming. Valuing home and human life
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