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 […]

SAIVA Announces Innovation Grant for Applied AI in Nursing Homes

Palo Alto, CA – SAIVA announced today a grant program to support the adoption of machine learning to reduce rehospitalization for long-term and post-acute care providers. Applying machine learning, also referred to as artificial intelligence, to inform clinical practice is relatively new to the post-acute care sector but promises to have dramatic impact on patient […]

Round 2 of Innovation Grants Announced – Applied AI in Nursing Homes

Palo Alto, CA – SAIVA announced today that it will launch a second round of grants to support the adoption of machine learning to reduce rehospitalization for long-term and post-acute care providers. Response to the first round was robust. Applying machine learning, also referred to as artificial intelligence, in the post-acute care sector promises to […]

SAIVA featured in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News

When a customer shares their unsolicited experiences, you know you’re doing things right! Mike Logan, CEO of Michigan Masonic Home, was published as guest columnist in a recent issue of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, sharing the success his team experienced using SAIVA’s artificial intelligence to dramatically reduce rehospitalizations. “I am pleased to say that, based […]

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, […]