Tag: hospital readmissions

How to Reduce Costly Hospital Readmissions in 2016

CMS to Administer Penalties for Excess Readmissions Once patients are discharged from the…

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The “7 Deadly Sins” That Lead to Preventable Readmissions

Preventable readmissions are a top focus for healthcare administration due to recent…

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The Penalty Box: CMS’s 3 Ways to Ding Hospitals

Summary: Are you one of many hospitals being dinged with CMS penalties?…

Linda Ringquist Linda Ringquist

3 Reasons Your Readmission Rates Are Too High

Chances are, whether your on the administrative or clinical side of hospital…

Abby Norman Abby Norman

Smooth Transition: Reducing Senior Readmissions to Hospitals

Lack of proper after care from a recent bout of illness is…

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7 Ways Caregivers Can Prevent Readmissions

Today’s health care system is facing a new crisis: how do we…

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Preventable Readmissions and a Recent OIG Advisory Opinion

Medicare's excess readmission penalty policy (up to a 1% ding in I…

David Harlow David Harlow

Preventable Readmissions: A Prime Target for Healthcare Innovation

Rates of re-hospitalizations for elderly Medicare beneficiaries are a source of crisis…

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Statistics on Medicare Re-Hospitalizations and Readmissions Penalties

Did you that nearly one out of every five Medicare patients returns…

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