25 Jun 2019 --- Prioritizing nutrition care for home health patients at risk for malnutrition has a dramatic impact on helping keep them out of the hospital and saves millions of dollars in healthcare costs, annually. This is according to new research from Advocate Health Care, an Illinois-based care organization, and Abbott, a healthcare company, published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. According to the researchers, more research is warranted to cover a wider patient demographic. Moreover, they note that improved patient education on the importance of nutrition for recovery can contribute to fewer hospitalizations.
