Hospitals

The Future of Geriatric Nursing

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to NICHE, (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) a joint venture of the Hartford Institute and the New York University School of Nursing dedicated to improving the quality of geriatric nursing. NICHE understands that caring for elders is not like caring for younger patients, and it has developed new techniques to both assess [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2011-04-21T21:52:17-04:00April 21st, 2011|Care Coordination, Hospitals, nursing homes, Uncategorized|4 Comments

Preventing Hospital Readmissions

Hospital readmissions are bad for patients—especially seniors who may already be weakened by multiple chronic disease. They cost tens of billions of dollars. They are not even good for hospitals (at least not top-quality facilities that regularly fill their beds). About one in five Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days, and one-third within 90 days, according to a New [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2011-03-30T19:42:49-04:00March 30th, 2011|Care Coordination, Hospitals, Medicare|9 Comments

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