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Aligning High Performance in Medication Safety to Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce ReadmissionsPresentation by Tom Evans, MD, FAAFP,
President/CEO Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, at the Kansas HEN
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CMS: 4 Facts About Lower Readmissions Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries
1 . Between 2007 and 2011, the all-cause 30-day
hospital readmission rate among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries
held constant at around 19%
2. The Medicare all-cause 30-day readmission rate fell to 18.5% in
2012
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Source: The CMS Blog December 6, 2013
Source URL:
http://blog.cms.gov/2013/12/06/new-data-shows-affordable-care-act-reforms-are-leading-to-lower-hospital-readmission-rates-for-medicare-beneficiaries/
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