Rehospitalization Cost Simon a Lot

There’s a good reason to be concerned about rehospitalizations – the cost is considerable for the national healthcare system, providers, and for the patients who bounce back to the hospital from a nursing home. Hospital readmission of Medicare patients alone cost the government $26 billion a year, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Nursing […]

Daily Risk Reports Support Patient-focused Care for Hip Replacement Therapy

In use since the 1960s, “hip replacement surgery is one of the most successful operations in all of medicine.” Yet the surgery is not without risks. When long-term care facilities welcome a patient for hip replacement therapy, practitioners need to be on the lookout for signs of pending rehospitalization. SAIVA’s technology can help. Hip replacements […]

Wound Infection Risk Factors Identified Early

Non-healing wounds are a prevalent concern in skilled nursing facilities, especially among patients with diabetes. Fortunately, with SAIVA’s artificial intelligence tool, caregivers can know which patients are at risk and act proactively. This article considers an example where 65-year-old James’s wound infection risk factors were detected early. According to the American Journal of Managed Care, […]