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	"The single most common reason for avoidable readmissions is that patients don't understand hospital instructions and may not have a family member or another caregiver to ensure they do. There needs to be better care coordination once the patient is discharged, particularly with a primary care physician or other help." -Solomon Lynch, MPH, Principal, James, Adams, Lynch Consulting, New York, NY
	"In FY 2015, over 2,600 hospitals will receive lower Medicare payments totaling $428 million in penalties. This is an increase of over $200 million from FY 2014." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 4, Number 1, January 2015, "How to Use the CMS Readmissions Hospital Specific Report" by Jim Hoffman and Mary Cronin
	Hospital Discharge Summaries Done Right Can Reduce Readmissions American Journal of Managed Care, January 20, 2015 Caregiver Act aims to reduce hospital readmissions The Associated Press, January 18, 2015 To cut readmissions, streamline discharge summary process FierceHealthCare, January 16, 2015 ACA Readmissions Program Lacks Early Results MedPage, January 16, 2014 Hospital Readmissions Linked To Care Coordination, Poverty Ideastream, January 14, 2015 Preventable Readmissions Cost CMS $17 Billion RevCycle Intelligence, January 13, 2015 Tool Predicts Psychiatric Patients' Readiness for Discharge Medscape, January 12, 2015
	How to Use the CMS Readmissions Hospital Specific Report by Jim Hoffman and Mary Cronin Documenting Patient Noncompliance by Sue Jones National Readmission Collaborative Launches National Summit Tour by Josh Luke Establishing the Medical Home Kiwi Style: Lessons Along the Way by Helen Parker and John Macaskill-Smith Thought Leader's Corner: "What are the most common causes of hospital readmissions?" Industry News with briefs regarding Midas+, Altarum Institute's Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness, General Medicine--The Post-Hospitalist Company, Welch Healthcare and Retirement Group, and PointRight® Pro 30™. Catching up with ... Carolyn Findlay, MD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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