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The advantages of home-delivered meals following a hospital stay are clear.
We are pleased to share the results of our 2020 Case Manager satisfaction survey.
Unplanned hospital readmissions in the U.S. cost between $15 and $20 billion annually. Common causes for readmission include premature discharge, infections, complexities from having multiple chronic conditions, and taking high-risk medications. But there are several harder to identify social risk factors including financial security, access to food, housing and employment, commonly known as Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), that drive up hospital readmissions.
Home-delivered meals are popular with senior citizens and patients recuperating from hospital stays as having a meal brought into the home is convenient and saves time.
Home-delivered meals are proven effective at helping senior citizens, the chronically ill, and recently discharged patients stay healthier.
More and more, hospitals and health systems are beginning to address root causes of disease in their communities. In 2002, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began penalizing hospitals with high readmission rates. In fact, hospitals face a three percent cut in Medicare payment for having higher readmission rates for certain measures. Failing to lower patient readmission rates not only leads to strong financial penalties, but also to fewer or potentially lost referrals, and higher costs to deliver car
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Catherine Macpherson, registered dietitian nutritionist and chief nutrition officer at Mom's Meals NourishCare, the nation's leading provider of home-delivered meals for older adults, people recently hospitalized, and people with chronic conditions, will be a panelist speaking on “Identifying New Opportunities to Engage, Educate, and Retain Members: Leveraging Creative Strategies to Promote Healthy Behaviors and Drive Member Satisfaction,” at the 9th Annual Medicare Market Innovations on July 10
(June 13, 2018 – Des Moines, IA) — Catherine Macpherson, a registered dietitian and chief nutrition officer at Mom's Meals NourishCare, the nation's leading provider of home-delivered meals for older adults and people with chronic conditions, will be co-presenting, “Reducing Readmissions & Engaging Members with a Home-Delivered Meals Program,” at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute & Expo 2018 in San Diego on June 21, 2018. Macpherson's co-presenter will be Jeffrey T. King, RN, MBA
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