Mckesson medical-surgical and pointright announce marketing/sales agreement to offer exclusively combined rehospitalization services

Richmond, va. & lexington, mass.--(business wire)--mckesson medical-surgical minnesota supply inc. and pointright inc. today announced an agreement to bring analytics and solutions aimed at reducing readmissions to the long term care market. pointright’s onpoint-30 allows providers to easily identify, trend and analyze rehospitalization cases and distill quality improvement opportunities. october marks the launch of the centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms) “hospital readmissions reduction program,” part of the affordable care act. this enforceable milestone makes long term care and post-acute care providers’ focus on reducing unnecessary rehospitalizations more vital than ever before in the healthcare industry. “we’re pleased to be working with mckesson medical-surgical to offer our respective customers a special combination of rehospitalization analytics services through a broad outreach to skilled nursing providers,” says steven littlehale, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at pointright. “our predictive analytics focus on 30-day readmission trends, giving providers both a ‘look-back and look-forward’ perspective so they can implement proactive quality initiatives to reduce readmissions in their facilities. this offering through mckesson medical-surgical also takes staffing levels into account as it relates to providers’ resident/patient population acuity, along with data integrity tools that help ensure their data is accurate across the board. together, it’s a very powerful tool set for providers.” “the benefits of combining rehospitalization analytics services with pointright are compelling, particularly in regard to the focus on rehospitalization penalties hospitals are facing,” says sean riley, vice president of extended care marketing at mckesson medical-surgical. “long term care and post-acute providers play a key role in helping hospitals reduce unnecessary readmissions. mckesson medical-surgical and pointright are pleased to bring these tools to our customers and will continue to explore solutions that help enhance patient care, streamline healthcare processes and control costs.” for more information, visit http://ltcsolutions.mckesson.com or http://www.pointright.com. about mckesson mckesson medical-surgical minnesota supply inc. in golden valley, minn., is an affiliate of mckesson corporation. mckesson, currently ranked 14th on the fortune 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of healthcare run better. we partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. mckesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services. for more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com. about pointright inc. pointright is the industry leader in providing data-driven analytics and web-based tools that measure and improve risk, quality of care, rehospitalization, compliance and reimbursement accuracy of the healthcare and insurance industries. using some of the largest and best databases in the industry, our nationally recognized clinical staff, researchers, and technologists expertly translate disparate data into usable information and insight. for more information, visit www.pointright.com.
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