Hospital's nation wide are being encouraged by Medicare and Medicaid policy to reduce inpatient readmission rates through closer attention to "Care Transitions". What this means is:
People are living longer
Chronic disease can accompany advanced age
Chronic disease responds better to ongoing management than occasional urgent treatment
Ongoing management involves the sharing of a patient's needs between providers
Care transitions is the sharing of patient needs between providers
The dynamic component of the PATH ALONG model is the discipline specific primary patient discharge need. Here is an example with occupational therapy.
Hospital occupational therapy (transition) In home occupational therapy
Dynamic component: needed equipment prior authorized
Rationale: proper adaptive equipment improves function and helps reduce re-hospitalization
Home Care Path www.homecarepath.com has received a Healthy Community Partnership Grant from St. Clare Health Care Foundation to demonstrate how attention to care transitions can keep families from having to run back and forth to the hospital. This is a free event and everyone is invited to attend. This includes Pizza from 2 Brother's Pizza and Buffet 221 Broadway Wisconsin Dells https://www.facebook.com/2BrothersPizzaBuffet
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
You are cordially invited to download your free PATH ALONG app today
http://appsmakerstore.com/appim/j6kcdet8xvwk4s
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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