Because timing is everything, assisting in “Timely” care

Often when older adults find themselves with an acute medical problem they dial 911, ending up in an emergency room with a likely admission. This path is costly both from a clinical and financial standpoint. Of course the ideal situation is developing and implementing a care plan that prevents acute problems from arising but sometimes this is not preventable. With an objective of improving clinical and financial outcomes, assisting patients to “timely” care is of tremendous value especially as we shift to a value based reimbursement system.

Source: Geriatric Nursing - July 7, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Richard G. Stefanacci, Albert Riddle Tags: Assisted Living Column Source Type: research