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	In the United States, care is episodic, not always coordinated, and it's not clear in many cases whether the patient is seen again by the same doctor or care team within the first seven days after discharge." Manesh R. Patel, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center
	Colorectal surgery “thirty-day readmissions occurred in 11.4% of patients. Readmission between 31 and 90 days occurred in an additional 11.9% of patients for a total 90-day readmission rate of 23.3%. …. Mean readmission length of stay was 8 days, and the median cost per stay was $8,885.” Excerpted from “Readmission Rates and Cost Following Colorectal Surgery” appearing in the December issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum presenting study results involving “commercial health insurance records of 10,882 patients who underwent colorectal surgery over a 7-year period”
	Hospitalist/Palliative-Care Collaboration Aims to Reduce Readmissions The Hospitalist, February 1, 2012
	Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital RAND Technical Report TR-1198, January 2012
	Targeting hospital readmissions gives skilled nursing facilities opportunities McKnight's, January 23, 2012
	Periprocedural complications, arrhythmia rehospitalizations common in AF ablation Cardiology Today, January 23, 2012
	Pharmacists at Heart of HF Program: Heart failure readmissions slashed Pharmacy Practice News, January, 2012
	Working Paper: Simple Methods of Measuring Hospital Readmission Rates AHIP Center for Policy and Research, January 2012
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