30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates: Opportunity for Patient & Caregiver Engagement
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project has…
Communication and Engagement Helped Minn. Hospitals Cut Avoidable Readmissions
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Several dozen Minnesota hospitals and healthcare providers have focused…
Reducing Readmissions: Care About Your Care
The RWJF is working to bring some attention to improving transitions from…
5 Ways Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Costly Hospital Readmissions
Hospitalization is extremely expensive. Every year, hospitalizations account for one third of…
Reducing Hospital Readmissions: An Interview with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Anne Weiss
This is a transcript of my recent podcast interview with Anne Weiss…
Penalizing Readmissions May Not Improve Quality or Cut Costs
Many public health policy experts believe that Medicare readmissions in the first…
Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions: Will It Work?
With notably few exceptions, the American health care system has been financed…
Some Hospitals Affected by Federal Miscalculations on Medicare Readmissions
CMS is taking a fresh look at participating hospitals’ readmission rates. Back…
Are Collaborative Care Planning Teams and Technology the Key to Reducing Readmissions?
Tick tock goes the clock – in six short months the Centers…
Does Shorter LOS Cause a Higher Readmission Rate?
The way Medicare pays hospitals encourages shorter lengths of stay. But could…