Complimentary from the publishers of ReadmissionsNews                February 15, 2013
	"The Transitional Care Management codes are very important. For the first time we are acknowledging the importance of care coordination and transitions at the point of a patient leaving one provider/facility and moving to another. The need for follow through and support of patients and their family caregivers throughout this process is a key initiative to reducing avoidable hospital readmissions and improving the quality of the transition. The codes support physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in providing transitional care management services and acknowledge the role of others on the collaborative team working with patients and their family caregivers." Cheri Lattimer, Executive Director, Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and Director, National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC)
	"Surprisingly, some 41 percent of inpatients are discharged with test results pending, and 25 percent of discharged patients required further work-up -- likely the result of poor communication." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 2 Number 2, February 2013, Reducing Hospital Admissions
	Medicare crackdown spurs innovative fixes to slow hospital readmissions epidemic The Washington Post Healthbeat/Associated Press, February 11, 2013
	The Revolving Door Syndrome: Patients Returning to Hospital Within Days of Release The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Press Release, February 11, 2013
	Debating hospital readmissions penalties and ‘pay for performance’ Harvard School of Public Health News, January 29, 2013
	Aetna and Univita Health Work Together to Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions Business Wire, January 29, 2013
	Recasting Readmissions by Placing the Hospital Role in Community Context ‎The Commonwealth Fund, January 23, 2013
	High Utilizer Pilot to Ambulatory ICU by Chris Echterling, MD ACOs and Long-Term Care: It’s All about Readmissions! by Neville M. Bilimoria, Esq. The Editor’s Corner: The Readmissions Numbers Game - Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS Reducing Hospital Admissions: A Two-Pronged Approach by Jasen Gundersen, MD, MBA, CPE, SFHM and Deborah Hinton Thought Leader’s Corner:  “CMS has recently endorsed the AMA's proposed two new codes for Transitional Care Management by physician and non-physician providers for moderate (99495) or high (99496) complexity of medical decision making. How important will these codes be? Have providers or payors begun to use them?” Industry News with briefs regarding Boston Medical Center; Allina Health, Benedictine Health System, and Presbyterian Homes & Services; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and the Journal of the American Medical Association Catching Up With…Cary Sennett, MD, PhD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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