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About 90% of readmissions within 30 days of hospital discharge appear to be unplanned. Beginning in fiscal year 2012, CMS will rank hospitals for “frequent flyers” for the top three diagnoses. Across-the-board Medicare payments for the worst-performing hospitals will be curtailed in fiscal year 2013 by 1%, in 2014 by 2%, and in 2015 by 3%. Post-acute providers that fail to help hospitals address readmissions will see census dwindle.

Providers gain efficiencies with seamless exchange of data between accounts receivable, clinical and therapy systems; helping to centralize billing, streamline quality improvement, and manage risk.

JACKSON, MS, APRIL 2, 2012 –American HealthTech today announced that David Houghton will join the company as Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Teresa Chase, President and CEO. Houghton comes to American HealthTech with over two decades of executive IT leadership, including 15 years in healthcare. As CIO of Advocat in Brentwood, TN, Houghton oversaw the successful accelerated implementation of electronic health records in 45 post-acute facilities in less than 18 months.

American HealthTech client Advocat posted impressive year end results for 2011, and Electronic Medical Records played a starring role.  Highlights:

Strategic Technology Investments Will Support Growth, Free Up More Time for Direct Care and Prepare for Health Information Exchange with Regional Partners

Providers benefit from efficient, paperless, integrated wound management, empowering staff to deliver service at the bedside – or wherever the patient goes

American HealthTech has earned an ‘Elite Supplier’ distinction for the 8th Annual LTC LINK Meetings. This award is given to the suppliers that participated in LINK 2011 and ranked in the top 25% of suppliers based on provider scores for their ability to be consultative, innovative, and address providers’ specific needs. “This seal identifies American HealthTech as a progressive thought leader in long term care and senior living, and as an organization that understands how to build partnerships with clients,” said Bailey Beeken, LINK Conference Director and Vice President for Lincoln Healthcare Events.

Many providers are in the process of understanding the impact that accountable care will have in the regions in which they operate.  Technology is a key strategy for driving high-quality care at Presbyterian Homes & Services of Kentucky (PHSK), and a partnership with American HealthTech is core to operations across the enterprise.

Streamlined Information Flows Between Providers and Pharmacies Speeds Order Processing, Automates Refills, and Reduces Costs

Kiowa Manor is a really interesting case study from an Return on Investment (ROI) perspective.  With most electronic medical record (EMR) implementations, providers focus on point-of-care as the well spring of ROI, due to justifiably higher RUG scores that result in higher reimbursements.  Kiowa Manor taught us that if we focus on just point-of-care, we're really selling ourselves short.  With this case study, you'll read about how Kiowa Manor improved assessments, and as a result, is delivering higher quality care with great financial returns to the tune of $15 PPD.  And point-of-care is yet to come.