The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the availability of over $100 million in funding for up to 75 Community Transformation Grants. Created by the Affordable Care Act, these grants are aimed at helping communities implement projects proven to reduce chronic diseases – such as diabetes and heart disease. By promoting healthy lifestyles and communities, especially among … Read More
Reducing Revolving Door Hospital Readmissions
LTQA chair Mary Naylor and her colleagues Linda Aiken, Ellen Kurtzman, Danielle Olds and Karen Hirschman have authored a piece in the newest edition of Health Affairs called “The Importance of Transitional Care in Achieving Health Reform.” Currently, one in five elderly patients discharged from a hospital is readmitted within a month. Seeking to address the human and substantial financial … Read More