NEWS

Nursing Homes, The Critical Link to Safe Transitions Home

Journal of the California Association for Healthcare Quality, 2nd Quarter 2008
Implementing care transitions best practices in nursing homes is an effective strategy to avoid preventable re-hospitalizations, medical errors, and duplication of services. Care transitions are common and often poorly executed worsening patient health, burdening caregivers, and consuming additional health care costs. This article presents five care transitions best practices to smooth transfer from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) to home with the objective of preventing costly rehospitalizations.

Exploring the Costs of Going Digital

Southern California Physician, 5/01/08
"I would never go backwards," says Valencia ophthalmologist Craig Helm, MD. "Having gone through the transition, I am sold on the benefits of electronic medical records." Lumetra`s work with physician offices and Electronic Medical Records is featured in this article in Southern California Physician magazine.

The Business Case for Patient Safety (2.8 MB .pdf)

Journal of the California Association for Healthcare Quality, 03/01/08
Lumetra`s Linda Sawyer, Allison Snow and Fabio Sabogal publish a study in the Journal of the California Association for Healthcare Quality delineating the savings hospitals can accomplish with patient safety measures.

09/0308 - The Health Authority—Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has contracted with Lumetra, a California healthcare quality consulting firm, to improve its clinical review system and perform medical reviews of select cases generated by patient complaints.

05/13/08 - Patients in California nursing homes working with Lumetra are less likely to be physically restrained, according to data collected as part of the national Medicare Nursing Home Quality Initiative.

04/03/08 - Lumetra, a leading California-based healthcare consulting organization, announces the company’s new Vice President of Business Development.