Continuing Education Sessions

Session 21 | Hospital Readmissions: Harmful for Residents and Costly for Centers

Day: Monday, July 26
Time: 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Type/Topic: Finance/Development
Level: Advanced

Session Summary

Starting in 2018, skilled nursing centers have been subject to a penalty of up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for higher-than-average rates of hospital readmissions and public posting of their rankings. There are opportunities to improve resident-centered care and protect skilled nursing centers financial viability by preventing unnecessary and unwanted acute care transfers. This session will gather best practices for reducing skilled nursing center acute care transfers and hospital readmissions while promoting resident and family satisfaction through an action-oriented sharing model among session participants.

Presenters

JoVonn Givens

Task Order Director | Alliant Quality

About the Presenter

JoVonn Givens is the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Task Order Director for Alliant Quality. She facilitates quality improvement through implementation and monitoring of CMS contract tasks including developing quality improvement projects, maintaining deliverable schedules, evaluating interim and outcome goals, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Givens has over 15 years of quality improvement experience and six years of health education and public health research experience.