In 2015, two nurses created a program to help medically complex children during emergencies. What they did not know at the time is the program would go on to improve care for those patients as well as ...

When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do and are more likely to readmit to the ICU. 1,2 Kindred Hospitals, a network ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(3):387-395. Patients on bedrest will continue to have OH despite other treatment measures. Time out of bed – at least sitting – is preferred. Exercise and ...

PPEC programs like Spark Pediatrics give healthcare providers a resource to manage and coordinate care for children with complex care needs. They also give parents a chance to relax a bit, and enable ...

Underserved populations, such those in as rural and low-income communities, often have higher concentrations of patients with multiple medical comorbidities. 1 Patients with comorbidities are also ...

The $26,620,895 of gross savings to Medicare resulted in $13,044,239 of shared savings payments to Bluestone ACO, which will be reinvested in Bluestone's comprehensive care model for complex patients ...

For over 80 years, anesthesiologists have used the ASA PS classification system to describe and assess a patient’s preoperative status, existing diseases and medical conditions to determine the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Samuels is the Founder/CEO of Wellworth healthcare advisory firm. America’s healthcare system was never designed for patients ...

STILLWATER, Minn. , Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) has achieved remarkable success in 2022, improving care for 6,488 Medicare beneficiaries in Minnesota, ...