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NewsCurbing readmissions doesn't have to be costly
It was almost too good to be true, but the results showed that it really worked. When Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital embarked on reducing readmissions with the Project Re-Engineered Discharge model, Read more...
Cut readmissions with discharge 'passports,' communication
Discharge planning and provider communication helped Philadelphia hospitals reduce readmissions by 7 percent, according to a report released last week by The Health Care Improvement Foundation. Most Read more...
Hospital readmission rates stagnant
Despite national efforts to cut down on readmissions, hospitals only made minor progress in reducing costly readmissions over a five-year period ending in 2009, regardless of why patients were Read more...
Discharge improvements cut readmissions by one-third
With 15 percent of all initial hospital stays in New York resulting in readmissions, bounce-backs totaled $3.7 billion in 2008, according to a new report by the New York State Health Foundation and Read more...
Study focuses on helping seniors avoid rehospitalization
In one of a growing number of efforts focused on reducing rehospitalizations, a common, costly phenomenon among elderly patients, researchers at Rush University Medical Center are studying the Read more...
Los Angeles issues new rule limiting discharges
After a long battle over the alleged dumping of homeless patients in the street, the city of Los Angeles has enacted a new ordinance making it a misdemeanor for hospitals to transport a patient to a Read more...
| Press ReleasesUnitedHealthcare and Colorado Hospital Association Work Together on Innovative Program to Reduce Avoidable Hospital ReadmiUnitedHealthcare provides $1.1 million grant to help hospitals reduce avoidable readmissions, enhance patient care and streamline operations DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare today announced Read more >> Samaritan Hospice Expands Services, Unveils New Name: Samaritan Healthcare & HospiceMARLTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As health care’s landscape continues to evolve, Samaritan has responded by changing its name and expanding its services while maintaining its commitment to providing Read more >> Skylight Healthcare Systems’ Clinical Advisory Board Adds Sharon T. LewisAccomplished CNO of Glenwood Regional Medical Center Elected to 2-Year Term SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skylight Healthcare Systems, the leading provider of interactive patient care systems, Read more >> Amedisys’ Chief Medical Officer Calls for All Health Care Providers to Support the National Priorities Partnership ActionBATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Michael Fleming, MD, Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, and Chief Medical Officer of Amedisys Inc., a leading home care and hospice company, called for Read more >> Partnership Takes Aim at Preventable Hospital Readmissions Among High-Risk SeniorsLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SCAN Health Plan and Lakewood IPA have partnered with Dovetail Health in a program designed to reduce readmission rates for high-risk seniors following discharge from Read more >> |
