Monthly Archives: January 2015

Why Home Care is More Important than Readmission Rates: Implications for Digital Health Technologies

Posted on January 29, 2015 by David Lee Scher, MD

The Affordable Care Act added a section to the Social Security Act known which established the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Under the new fines as described in an article by Kaiser Health News, three-quarters of eligible hospitals will be fined … Continue reading →

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The Hospital Discharge Process: A Call for Technology’s Help?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by David Lee Scher, MD

While being discharged from the hospital even after a minor procedure is not simple (due to regulatory documentation requirements often hard for both patients and physicians to sift through), the process for a patient with co-morbidities after a prolonged stay … Continue reading →

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