- Bill Kramer, MBA, Executive Director, National Health Policy
Pacific Business Group on Health.
Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 1, January 2019, "Discharge Strategies to Prevent Asthma Readmissions," by Diedtra Henderson.
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Heart Failure ReadmissionsRaegan Durant, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at UAB, discusses historical rates of readmission, the risk factors of readmission, and additional costs associated with this care. |
Tanisha Morris: 5 Ways Home Health Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions
1. Know which patients are at risk of a
readmission and monitor them
2. Ensure staff members are aware of high-risk patients
3.
Enhance patient education
4. Take special care when dealing with
patients with language barriers
5. Add touchpoints in between home
visits
Source:
Cipher Health, January 11, 2019
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