BUILDING A TRANSITIONAL CARE MODEL (TCM) POLICY FLIGHT SIMULATOR

The transitional care model (TCM): hospital discharge screening criteria for high risk older adults.

WHY: Older adults hospitalized for a newly diagnosed acute condition or an exacerbation of a chronic condition are at heightened risk of rehospitalization due to poorly managed transitions from hospital to home or other care setting. For older patients with multiple chronic conditions this “hand-off” period takes on even greater importance. One-quarter to one-third of older adults with multiple...

Building a maintenance policy through a multi-criterion decision-making model

A major competitive advantage of production and service systems is establishing a proper maintenance policy. Therefore, maintenance managers should make maintenance decisions that best fit their systems. Multi-criterion decision-making methods can take into account a number of aspects associated with the competitiveness factors of a system. This paper presents a multi-criterio...

Model based control of a flight simulator motion system

Systematic Review of Ambulatory Transitional Care Management (TCM) Visits on Hospital 30-Day Readmission Rates.

To reduce readmission rates and prevent adverse outcomes after discharge, hospitals have begun implementing "transitional care" initiatives. This systematic review identifies research on the particular set of services now reimbursable by Medicare (transitional care management [TCM]) and evaluates the studies for program effectiveness. Results of 3 databases were screened for peer-reviewed journ...

Wingecarribee Health Service model for transitional care.

The Wingecarribee Health Service (WHS) has developed a program of ambulatory care different from the commonly accepted models. The program provides a "whole service" approach to care, with integration of hospital, allied health and community services in partnership with other key stakeholders such as general practitioners (GPs) and non-government organisations (NGOs). It departs from the medica...