Transitional care — a set of actions put in place when a patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility — is a vital part of the care journey and one that has increased in importance as more ...

Hospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes. Objectives: To assess ...

Medicare covers transitional care management to support your transition home after discharge from a medical facility. Services include scheduling follow-ups and coordinating care. Transitional care ...

A transitional care practice at Northwestern Memorial Hospital helped reduce healthcare costs compared to traditional discharge services, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the ...

A few days remain before Robert Patterson will mark his 97th birthday, on the day after Christmas. No one can be sure how many more candles he’ll add to his cake. He and his wife, Joyce, who is 90, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2020, Portland, Maine nephrologist Paul Parker, MD, was getting ready to retire as a medical director of ...

A unique collaboration supported by regional philanthropists is providing access to palliative medicine designed to manage burdensome symptoms and enhance quality of life for people living with ...

Belong Health has formed a medical group to help payer and provider partners address gaps in care for dual-eligible patients. Belong Medical Group is a transitional care organization that will operate ...

Family and friends. Sunday dinners. Your favorite chair or a good book. Whatever “home” means to you, we will get you there. At Family Health West, we know that after major surgery or injury your ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend Surgery Center, Bend Transitional Care and Summit Health announced Monday they have agreed to a community-driven partnership to expand short-term surgical recovery bed ...