MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for the Aging is launching a new program that will make it easier for seniors to coordinate their ongoing care after being released from the hospital. Office for the Aging Director Mary Ann Spanos says the new program, entitled Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Community-based Care Transitions Program – will connect eligible seniors with professionals to help them get the services they need to continue on the road to full recovery.
The Program is an initiative of the Partnership for Patients, a nationwide public-private partnership launched in April 2011 that aims to cut preventable errors in hospitals by 40 percent and reduce preventable hospital readmissions by 20 percent over a three-year period. The program’s goals are to reduce hospital readmissions, test sustainable funding streams for care transition services, maintain or improve quality of care, and document measurable savings to the Medicare program.
In March 2012, the Chautauqua County Office for the Aging was selected to participate in the program along with seven other community-based organizations and 10 hospitals that make up the Care Transitions of Western New York Coalition. In all, more than 2600 medicare patients will be served each year through the coalition.
For more information about transitions assistance in Chautauqua County, contact NY Connects at 753-4582, 661-7582, or 363-4582.
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