Yearly Archives: 2017

Telehealth Hospitalists: Key Ally in Fight for PAMA Compliance  Jason Perlman MD, MHS, Clinical Professor | President and Co-Founder of TelehealthSolution Published on Published onNovember 3, 2017 Less than a year from the implementation of PAMA’s Medicare reimbursement penalties for 30-day rehospitalizations, many Skilled Nursing Facility administrators are left calculating how hard their facilities will be hit and how to plan for the waters ahead. Starting on October 1, 2018, SNFs will have part of their Medicare reimbursements held in penalties if they have higher than target numbers of medically unnecessary readmissions to the hospital within 30 days of [...]

Telemedicine Helps Residents Age in Place In Assisted Living Communities Written By: Waseem Ghannam | Oct, 29th 2017 Unnecessary hospital admissions are a proven problem in the healthcare system and have been costing hospitals, Medicare, and patients millions of dollars in the process. Hospital providers are pressured to discharge medically complex patients quicker and they depend on their post acute care partners to assume care. Skilled nursing facilities have medical directors onsite, and have created guidelines and measurable outcomes to lower 30-day readmission rates among their patients, but assisted living communities continue to focus on hospitality and amenities, and [...]

LOWERING READMITS IN SKILLED NURSING: TELEMEDICINE & HOSPITALIST ARE KEY Written By: Waseem Ghannam | Oct, 16th 2017The country is now turning to telemedicine to provide top quality care to patients in skilled nursing facilities directly.Post-acute care has evolved over the last several years to expand their services and maintain demand. Skilled nursing facilities are being asked to care for higher acuity patients as hospitals discharge patients quicker. SNFs are constantly asked to meet the needs of their acute care partners while meeting regulatory changes at the same time. There is pressure from hospitals to discharge patients quicker, and lower [...]