Hospital to Home Services - Facts

• Experts agree that approximately one third of re-hospitalizations can be avoided with improved transition of care from hospital back into the home.
• According to a Hospital & Health Networks Article, a newly discharged patient comes home with an average of 3 new medications.
• According to Kwan Yet al. Arch Intern Med, 30% of patients being discharged from the hospital have at least 1 medication discrepancy with potential to cause harm.
• According to a Hospital & Health Networks Article readmissions could be avoided if there were a better discharge process, better follow-up, monitoring of discharged patients, and connecting patients to doctors.
•  Adaptable Home Care has developed a Hospital To Home program aimed at reducing the probability of readmissions. Each customer is unique and the program is customized to the needs of the patient. To learn more click here.