{"id":1040,"date":"2016-11-15T11:49:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/houston\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:50:03","slug":"hospital-readmission-penalties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Readmission Penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols offset_small\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column  content-float\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Attention <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memorialhermann.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hospital executives<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.methodisthealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discharge planners<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texaschildrens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social workers<\/a>: Are hospital readmission penalties under the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)<\/a> affecting your bottom line? Assisting Hands Home Care of Houston can address all four of the identified triggers that cause a patient to return to your facility within 30 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Factors Contributing to Hospital Readmission:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lack of social support<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mismanagement of medication<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not understanding the disease process<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Missing follow up appointments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uLtefGezFA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-873\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/assistinghands.com\/6\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/assistinghands.com\/6\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/assistinghands.com\/6\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/6.16.15-AHHC-Houston-SEO-hospital-readmission.png 514w\" alt=\"hospital readmission\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/>Hospital readmission penalties are avoided if the patient followed the plan laid out for them by the hospital upon their discharge. Unfortunately, some patients do not have a loved one or family member to care for them, helping them to follow that plan. Here is where we enter the picture: Making sure patients take their medicine on time and providing transportation so that they make their follow up appointments with their regular physician. Our licensed and bonded caregivers understand the disease process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-346 size-medium\" title=\"Hospital Readmission Penalties\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AHHC-Dusting-Lady-300xassistinghands.com\/240\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AHHC-Dusting-Lady-300xassistinghands.com\/240\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AHHC-Dusting-Lady-150xassistinghands.com\/120\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AHHC-Dusting-Lady-624xassistinghands.com\/499\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AHHC-Dusting-Lady.jpg 750w\" alt=\"hospital readmission houston\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/>An important part of the healing process is companionship. Our caregivers provide that to your loved ones. Other useful services we offer are bed making, dressing, dusting, safety and fall protection, meal preparation, incontinence care, organizing mail and trips to the post office, oral hygiene and pet care and feeding, grocery shopping, taking out the trash, washing dishes and accompanying your loved one on walks. Staying active as ability allows is an important part of recovery, as well as maintaining senior health.<\/p>\n<p>Through these services, we hope to help patients heal, get well and stay well. This will decrease their chances of hospital readmission, and it will also increase their chances of a longer life, with a higher quality of life.<\/p>\n<h5>When you cannot do it all, give Assisting Hands a call.<\/h5>\n<p>Watch the below video about post-surgical care services offered by Assisting Hands Houston. You can see more videos like this on our Assisting Hands Home Care corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/assistinghandshomecare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vimeo channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"#\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\">Post Surgical Care \u2013 Houston<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/assistinghandshomecare\">Assisting Hands Home Care<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attention hospital executives, discharge planners and social workers: Are hospital readmission penalties under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) affecting your bottom line? Assisting Hands Home Care of Houston can address all four of the identified triggers that cause a patient to return to your facility within 30 days. Factors Contributing to Hospital Readmission: Lack of social support Mismanagement of medication...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":255,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1040","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Assisting Hands - In Home Health Care Services, Repsite, Elder, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-30T10:50:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Assistinghandimage.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"341\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/\",\"name\":\"Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-15T11:49:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-30T10:50:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Texas\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Assisting Hands &#8211; In Home Health Care Services, Repsite Care, Elder Care, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"About Us\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Hospital Readmission Penalties\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/\",\"name\":\"Assisting Hands - In Home Health Care Services, Repsite, Elder, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas\",\"description\":\"Quality Home Care You Can Trust\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston","description":"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston","og_description":"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.","og_url":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/","og_site_name":"Assisting Hands - In Home Health Care Services, Repsite, Elder, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas","article_modified_time":"2020-10-30T10:50:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":341,"url":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Assistinghandimage.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/","url":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/","name":"Hospital Readmission Penalties? Call Assisting Hands Houston","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-11-15T11:49:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-30T10:50:03+00:00","description":"Hospital Readmission: Facing Penalties Under Obamacare? Call Assisting Hands Houston, (281) 540-7400. Patients need help following their discharge the plan.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/hospital-readmission-penalties\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Texas","item":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Assisting Hands &#8211; In Home Health Care Services, Repsite Care, Elder Care, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas","item":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"About Us","item":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/texas\/humble\/about\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Hospital Readmission Penalties"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/#website","url":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/","name":"Assisting Hands - In Home Health Care Services, Repsite, Elder, and Senior Care In Humble, Texas","description":"Quality Home Care You Can Trust","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1040"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3886,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions\/3886"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}