Nearly 2,700 Hospitals Impacted by Hospital Readmission Penalties: Medline Joins Forces with National Readmission Prevention Collaborative to Share Innovative Solutions
Medline Chief Market Solutions Officer Sue MacInnes to showcase best practices in care coordination at the National ACO, Bundled Payment and Readmissions Summit
Mundelein, Ill., Sept. 2015 – Recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suggests that nearly 2,700 hospitals will be penalized for hospitals readmissions in fiscal 2016. Acute and post-acute care leaders are in need of resources to help identify problem areas and improve patient care. That’s why Medline, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and clinical solutions across the continuum of care, is joining forces with the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative (NRPC), a consultancy and collaboration of national thought leaders, to share best-practice case studies that will help hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and post-acute reduce readmission rates.
Sue MacInnes, chief market solutions officer at Medline, and an industry expert member for the NRPC, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming National ACO, Bundled Payment and Readmissions Summit in Oakland Calif. on Sept. 10. Co-sponsoring the summit is Dignity Health, a California-based not-for-profit that operates hospitals and ancillary care facilities in 21 states. More than 200 acute, post-acute care and nurse leaders are expected to attend the summit.
“While healthcare leaders recognize the value of a strong readmissions prevention program, it is common for them to be stuck in their traditional ways of thinking. That’s why Medline is committed to listening to customers and creating a unique dialogue to help address their biggest concerns,” says MacInnes. “As a leading provider of innovative clinical solutions such as abaqis, INTERACT and Daylight IQ®, this summit is an opportunity to get in front of healthcare leaders and present them with new approaches that bring about meaningful results.”
During the summit, MacInnes will share her expertise on the shift from volume to value-based care and the importance of healthcare leaders deploying collaborative care programs to help reduce readmission rates.
"There have been several successful readmission conferences in Northern California in recent years, but the National ACO, Bundled Payment and Readmission Summit on Sept. 10 will be the first to assemble the nation’s top thought leaders in one summit," said Dr. Josh Luke, founder of the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative. "Medline is a prominent name in the medical supplies industry and we are honored to have Sue’s presence at the summit to discuss care coordination topics, including bundled payments and readmission prevention to help healthcare providers perform at their best.”
For more information on the NRPC and example readmission prevention case studies, visit https://www.nationalreadmissionprevention.com/events.aspx?eventid=26. For more information on Medline’s readmission prevention solutions, visit http://www.medline.com/supply-solutions/home-health/prevent-readmissions.
About Medline
Medline is a global manufacturer and distributor serving the healthcare industry with medical supplies and clinical solutions that help customers achieve both clinical and financial success. Headquartered in Mundelein, Ill., the company offers 350,000+ medical devices and support services through more than 1,200 direct sales representatives who are dedicated points of contact for customers across the continuum of care. For more information on Medline, go to www.medline.com or http://mkt.medline.com/advancing-blog/social-media/ to connect with Medline on its social media channels.
About the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative
The National Readmission Prevention Collaborative was created in October 2013 to showcase best practice case studies online. The online collaborative and website hosts tool kits and certifications prepared by industry experts to educate providers on how to best coordinate care and prevent avoidable hospital admissions. Based in Southern California, the NRPC hosts one day conferences nationwide and was founded by Dr. Josh Luke, a veteran hospital CEO, best-selling healthcare author, and adjunct faculty for the University Of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy.