The Perils of Poor Documentation
Documentation, or the act of taking concise and accurate notes about your patient’s health and daily care, is probably not everyone’s favorite aspect of patient care. However, it is critical that all patient charting is complete in order to ensure accurate communication between members of the clinical team and medical providers. Incomplete or inaccurate documentation […]
Return-to Hospitalization: A major problem for patients with CHF
Congestive heart failure (CHF) leads to more hospitalizations and readmissions than either pneumonia or heart attacks and CHF is estimated to be the primary diagnosis for one-quarter of patients in skilled nursing facilities. Frequent, short-term admissions are a part of life for people living with CHF. Approximately a quarter of patients hospitalized with CHF will […]
How to Empower Your Clinical Team with Artificial Intelligience in Long-Term Care
Statistics abound detailing the shortage of nurses in skilled nursing homes. But you probably don’t need to read the data. You’re likely living the staffing crunch firsthand. Instead of having to do more with less, you want to focus on offering consistent, quality care. Artificial intelligence in long-term care can help. We’ll just offer one […]
Putting Predictions into Action
At Avante, like many skilled nursing facilities, we monitor our return to hospitalization rates and look for ways to reduce these events. Rehospitalization disrupts residents’ lives, increases the risk of healthcare-associated infections and cognitive loss in vulnerable residents, and is costly. We know there are many barriers to implementing new technology: Resistance to learning how […]
How AI Powers Proactive Risk Assessment in Skilled Nursing Homes
The aging population, and the growing need for long-term care among younger people affected by COVID, is putting great demands on skilled nursing professionals. Rising resident rates make for a more complicated risk landscape too. The key is to be proactive rather than reactive. Yet long-term care facilities face many challenges. While demand increases, staffing […]
Ease Your SNF Staffing Challenges using SAIVA AI
It should come as no surprise that 94% of skilled nursing facilities surveyed by the American Health Care Association reported staffing shortages, with 73% reporting that the situation is worse than it was in 2020. Despite their best efforts, facilities are unable to fill key positions, forcing many healthcare professionals to cross-train or, even worse, […]
6 Fast Facts about the Artificial Intelligence Advantage in Long-Term Care
The residents of long-term care facilities too often end up transferred back to the hospital. These rehospitalizations are expensive, disruptive and disorienting. Yet, installing artificial intelligence in long-term and post-acute care settings helps optimize patient care for this vulnerable population. This article outlines six fascinating facts about SAIVA AI’s solution. Setting out to improve resident […]
How Predictive AI Can Prevent Rehospitalization and Save Lives
Medical care is fraught with uncertainty, especially during times of transition. Patients bear medical, mental, emotional, psychological, and financial burdens when they are readmitted shortly after being discharged from the hospital. What if there was a way to decrease the risk of rehospitalization by identifying at-risk patients earlier? There is. Imagine you are a busy […]