You Can Become Your Hospitals Best Friend<\/strong> You Can Become Your Hospitals Best Friend by Steve Moran, Senior Housing ForumSkilled NursingIf you operate a skilled nursing facility and already successfully engaged in short-term rehab, youprobably have all, or almost all of what you need to make this…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nby Steve Moran, Senior Housing ForumSkilled NursingIf you operate a skilled nursing facility and already successfully engaged in short-term rehab, youprobably have all, or almost all of what you need to make this happen. \u00a0Here are two things thatwill complete your package:
\n1. \u00a0Create a system that will help you to identify residents who are at risk of being readmitted andtake steps to mitigate that risk. INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers) iswithout a doubt, the best set of tools available. \u00a0The best part is that the tools and systems areFREE. \u00a0(I will be doing an article on Interact in a few weeks.)
\n2. \u00a0Keep great statistics. \u00a0In order to become your hospitals best friend and trusted partner, youneed to be able to tell a compelling story and that story needs to be backed-up with solid data.\u00a0You need to be able to demonstrate that when residents (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"