Home Health Agencies
“The study, published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, shows the risk of a rehospitalization or emergency department (ED) visit jumps by 12% when patients wait more than 2 days for their at-home care to start.”
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/06/strength-in-numbers-home-care-executives-reveal-2021s-most-important-partnerships/
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/03/communication-breakdown-60-of-home-health-workers-lack-adequate-information-from-hospitals/
https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/why-home-healthcare-workers-need-access-hospital-ehrs
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/us-home-healthcare-market-report
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2018/06/poor-communication-between-home-health-doctors-leaves-patients-lost-in-the-wilderness/
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2023/06/cms-hospital-to-home-discharge-process-still-plagued-by-poor-communication-incomplete-patient-information/
https://www.ajmc.com/view/after-hospital-discharge-slow-home-health-care-initiation-increases-risk-of-rehospitalization
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-16/column-mr-ayers-ends-up-in-the-hospital-a-reminder-that-problems-with-nursing-home-oversight-remain
https://www.aha.org/issue-brief/2022-12-05-patients-and-providers-faced-increasing-delays-timely-discharges
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/11/snf-to-home-care-gaps-still-prevalent-likely-magnified-during-covid-19/
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/study-examines-communication-gaps-between-hospitals-home-health-care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36468538/
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190226/Study-shows-major-gaps-in-communication-between-hospital-and-home-health-care-clinicians.aspx
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30799224/