{"id":2455,"date":"2017-05-05T12:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/industry\/blog\/uncategorized\/kindred-healthcare-microsoft-improving-patient-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T02:21:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T02:21:54","slug":"kindred-healthcare-microsoft-improving-patient-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/microsoft-in-business\/customer-experience\/2017\/05\/05\/kindred-healthcare-microsoft-improving-patient-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"How Kindred Healthcare & Microsoft are improving patient outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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When a family member is discharged from the hospital, the list of things to worry about can be overwhelming. Patients\u2019 health needs don\u2019t stop when they exit the hospital, and the road to recovery is often filled with doctors, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, and insurance navigation. Kindred Healthcare knows all of this, because they specialize in caring for people after they leave acute care. Patients and family members may feel unsure of how to handle their new reality and lack guidance around what the next steps should be in terms of medical intervention, caretaking, and managing insurance and paperwork.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where Kindred Healthcare comes in. As the largest provider of post-acute care services in the United States, Kindred Healthcare\u2019s mission is to promote healing, provide hope, and preserve dignity for patients, residents, family members, and other community members. With over thirty years of experience in the field, Kindred now serves people in 46 states, employing increasingly innovative methods of care thanks to their digital transformation.<\/p>\n