Complimentary from the publishers of ReadmissionsNews                February, 2014
	"Engaging patients and family members is critical to managing risk between episodes of physician care to reduce hospital readmissions. We are beginning to see exciting healthcare delivery models emerging that include care received in non-traditional community settings as an adjunct to patient care received in the clinical setting. Evidence based population health programs delivered in the community as well as home-based patient and family support play an important role in health behavior changes." Brenda Schmidt, MS, MBA, CEO, Viridian Health Management
	"The Central Indiana Beacon Community project reduced hospital readmissions to three percent for patients with congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using video-conferencing with nurses. The study’s control group had a readmission rate of 15 percent." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 3, Number 2, February 2014, "Reducing Readmissions Rates through Telehealth Solutions"
	Hospital readmission following discharge from postacute rehabilitation in ffs patients The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), abstract only, February 12, 2014
	Can Telemedicine Improve Patient Care and Reduce Hospital Readmissions? Health Intelligence Network, February 6, 2014
	Focusing on the Patient, Not the Condition: What Hospitals Need to Know Becker's Hospital Review, February 5, 2014
	Hardships Explain Hospital Asthma Readmissions Among Black Children & Teens Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center News Release, February 3, 2014
	4 Intervention Programs That Could Save Billions in Readmissions Costs LaunchMed, January 31, 2014
	Analytics and Modeling Identify and Allocate Scarce Resources to High-Risk Patients Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)/Innovations, January 29, 2014
	Institution specific risk factors for 30 day readmission at a community hospital
	BMC Health Services Research, January 27, 2014
	Patients key to reducing readmissions Healthcare Finance News, January 21, 2014
	Kaiser Permanente Program Provides Hope and Resources to Homeless Patients by Michael Carter Reducing Readmission Rates through Telehealth Solutions by Lee Barrett The Editor’s Corner - Raymond Carter, Senior Editor, Readmissions News Refining the Hospital Readmissions Strategy through Patient Feedback by Wendy Leonard Data from HIN Surveys - Training Required for the Care Transition Team; Top Strategies to Prevent Hospital Readmissions Thought Leader’s Corner: “What are the benefits -- and the limits -- of the new mobile apps when it comes to patient and family engagement in a readmissions reduction strategy?” Industry News with briefs regarding the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award; Pediatrics Journal; Health Affairs; Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Premier, Inc.; HHS; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; New Zealand Resident Doctors Association; Journal of the American Medical Association; and JAMA Internal Medicine Catching up with … Traci Archibald, OTR/L, MBA Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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