rehospitalization news from FierceHealthcare
NewsWell-informed patients help cut readmissions, costs
Informing patients not only helps patients, it can translate into dollars for hospitals. A new study by Harvard University indicates providing patients with more information about their conditions Read more...
Can old-fashioned physician house-calls save money?
At least in one Virginia city, it's looking like an old-fashioned practice is offering the very modern benefit of providing quality care at lower costs. In Richmond, a program putting a team of Read more...
Bill aims to cut hospital readmission rates
A Senator from Colorado has introduced a bill intended to cut down on hospital readmission rates by improving after-hospitalization care and follow-up Medicare patients receive. The Medicare Care Read more...
One in five Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals within 30 days
Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals cost an estimated $17.4 billion in 2004, several years before a legion of aging baby boomers will become eligible for the entitlement. Better planning for Read more...
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