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	"According to a 2017 survey of hospitals by HIMSS Analytics, 80 percent of respondents said they use tablets to coordinate and provide patient care, while 43 percent use smartphones." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 12, December 2017, "Industry News: Partners Connected Health And Hitachi Develop An Explainable AI Technology To Help Doctors Predict Readmissions And Improve Patient Outcomes."
	The hospital readmission conundrum The Week, December 29, 2017
	Examining 30-day COPD readmissions through the emergency department International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 27, 2017
	Trends of 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Discharged to SNF Managed Health Care Connect, December 20, 2017
	Email-based care transition program reduces all-cause readmissions by 58% Becker's Hospital Review, December 19, 2017
	Interdisciplinary Teams Can Help Decrease Hospital Readmissions Cure, December 13, 2017
	Readmissions With Multidrug-Resistant Infection in Patients With Prior Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, abstract only, December 2017
	Impact of Anemia and Transfusion on Readmission and LOS After Spinal Surgery Clinical Spine Surgery, abstract only, December 2017
	Investigating the Impact of Intervention Refusal on Hospital Readmission The American Journal of Managed Care, abstract only, December 2017
	Infographic: Coded Severity and Readmission Reduction Healthcare Intelligence Network, December 27, 2017 Using data to discover what’s driving hospital readmissions SAS Voices blog, December 20, 2017 Are Medicare readmission penalties working? Inside Angle blog/3M, December 18, 2017 How Nurses Can Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions Patient Bond blog, December 13, 2017
	Cooperative Arrangements to Reduce Readmissions by Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq. The Regulations and Finances Behind Readmissions by Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM Hospital & ACO Weekly Meetings with Skilled Nursing by Dr. Josh Luke, FACHE Thought Leaders' Corner: "How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help to reduce preventable readmissions?" Industry News with briefs regarding the Annals of Internal Medicine, CipherHealth, Partners Connected Health, YouThisMe, Lexmark, the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and Nonprofit Finance Fund. Catching up with... Anton Cizek, MD Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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