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NewsThree percent of 'frequent flyer' children rack up nearly 25 percent of inpatient charges
Apparently size doesn't matter when it comes to hospital readmissions. A small group of frequently readmitted children (2.9 percent) accounted for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs, Read more...
Improving care transition should be a focus for hospitals
Care transition projects have been on the rise since CMS highlighted the them last year in its Care Transition Project, in which 14 communities nationwide worked to eliminate unnecessary hospital Read more...
Docs, hospitals should share responsiblity for readmissions
Hospitals may soon have plenty of incentive to lower their readmission rates, with the Obama administration considering doling out bonuses to facilities that can do so, and penalizing those with Read more...
Trend: EDs see more repeat users, elderly
Much of the discussion around health reform has touched on the problem of emergency department overuse and the high costs of this pattern to the system overall. However, the following study suggests Read more...
Trend: ED 'super users' generating big expenses
Everyone in the hospital business knows about the emergency department's "frequent fliers"-- the folks who show up a few times a month due to one pain or another, either because they're uninsured, Read more...
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