Biggest Financial Threat Wisconsin Hospitals Face

The impact of an aging population, specifically the chronic disease processes present the single biggest threat to hospital finance.  Hospitals nation wide are being encouraged by Medicare policy to reduce inpatient readmission rates through closer attention to care transitions.

People are living longer.  The chronic disease processes accompany advanced age.  Research indicates chronic disease responds better to ongoing management than occasional treatment.  Ongoing management involves the sharing of a patient's needs between providers.  Care transitions is the sharing of a patient's needs between providers. 

Hospitals are being challenged to add value to their care delivery and documentation process by linking with community based organizations (www.homecarepath.com) that give secure participation in the varied transitions present with an inpatient discharge.  Hospitals will tighten up and strengthen communication with community based organizations to manage potential loss related to Medicare cost containment policy.

Attaching a valid pay source to Wisconsin individuals who's income ranges from above 100 percent to 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level may include a larger investment in community (labor) coordination.  The County determination process may indicate through the functional eligibility screen the person is eligible, but financial (over assets)  income can send the individual to the health insurance exchange navigator for help.

Connecting more Wisconsin users of the health system to a valid pay source helps medical providers better manage the undesired symptoms that accompany the chronic disease processes. Home Care Path encourages readers to watch this issue as it unfolds over the next few months.

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