patient discharge

By  Neil Versel 04:10 am October 9, 2012
With Medicare no longer reimbursing hospitals for certain preventable readmissions within 30 days of discharge, the onus now is on providers to improve transitions from acute to ambulatory and home care. Some hospitals are turning to mobile apps to improve communications during patient handoffs, as attendees at the sixth annual Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco learned Monday. Marin General...