On September 26, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new Final Rule, Revisions to Discharge Planning Requirements (CMS-3317-F) in a bid to “improve engagement, choice ...

In early November 2015, CMS issued revisions to its requirements for discharge planning for hospitals, critical access hospitals and home health. The American Hospital Association generally supports ...

Close to 40% of adult patients receive post-acute care (PAC) when they are discharged from a hospital. That can include receiving help at home or going to a specialized facility, including a skilled ...

In a long anticipated regulation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the hospital, critical access hospital (CAH) and home health agency (HHA) conditions of ...

Discharge planning is a process that should begin as soon as patients are admitted to the hospital. In a perfect world, healthcare team members, patients, and families communicate and work together to ...

Crafting an effective discharge plan doesn’t have to be an uphill battle for skilled nursing facilities if their teams commit to working together to individualize each plan in a way that considers the ...

A free discharge checklist and care transition plan for patients is available from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its Care About Your Care program. Care About Your Care is an RWJF ...