SNFs on WIHI

Madge Kaplan writes:The next WIHI broadcast — Mobilizing Skilled Nursing Facilities to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations: New Imperatives and New Models — will take place on Thursday, February 27, from 2 to 3 PM ET, and I hope you'll tune in.Our guests will include:Laurie Herndon, MSN, GNP-BC, Director of Clinical Quality, Massachusetts Senior Care FoundationDavid Gifford, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, American Health Care Association Annette Crawford, Administrator, Stafford Healthcare at RidgemontMarie Schall, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement In the world of health care improvement, and in society at large, talking about skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can sometimes be a tough subject. When a loved one moves in to long-term care, they’re usually quite elderly, and it's often the last move they'll make of this kind before dying. So, whether because of this association or because other sectors of health care tend to get more attention, the hard work that’s going on to ensure that all types of SNFs deliver high-quality and patient-centered care, has been somewhat obscured. We’d like to help change this by zeroing in on one aspect of the work. Please join us for the February 27 WIHI: Mobilizing Skilled Nursing Facilities to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations: New Imperatives and New Models ​where we’re going look at new developments with better coordination and communication be...
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