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	"Hospital leadership can demonstrate organizational commitment to patient safety by implementing Leadership Rounds in all patient care departments. Rounds are an informal way for leaders to connect with front-line staff to discuss patient safety issues and ideas for systems improvement. Rounding is an essential feature of any "robust" Patient Safety Culture. Nearly every major patient safety organization considers rounding to be one of the best ways for leaders to demonstrate their commitment to patient safety and just culture principles." -Catherine Miller, RN, JD
	"Nationally, 20% of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days at a cost of $17 billion to our nation's healthcare system. According to a study by The New England Journal of Medicine, food insecurity is one of the top 10 causes for these costly readmissions." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 4, Number 2, February 2015, "Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana Galvanizes Support to Dramatically Reduce Indianapolis Hospital Readmission Rates" by Vicki Burdick
	iGetBetter, Inc. Closes Series A Financing iGetBetter, Inc. Press Release, February 18, 2015
	Impact of Clostridium Difficile Recurrence on Hospital Readmissions American Journal of Infection Control-Abstract only, February 14, 2015
	Influence of Hospital and Nursing Home Quality on Hospital Readmissions AJMC, February 10, 2015
	Hospital Performance Not the Driving Force in Readmissions FierceHeatlhcare, February 9,, 2015
	Racial, Ethnic Disparities Common In CT Hospital Readmissions Connecticut Health Investigative Team, February 4, 2015
	Underlying Reasons Associated With Hospital Readmission Following Surgery JAMA, February 3, 2014
	Pharmacists Part of Innovative Programs to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Modern Medicine, February 3, 2015
	Leveraging ePrescribing to Reduce Readmissions by Louis Hyman Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana Galvanizes Support to Dramatically Reduce Indianapolis Hospital Readmission Rates by Vicki Burdick Readmission Prevention: Solutions Across The Provider Continuum - A Book Review by CarePatrol CEO Chuck Bongiovanni by Chuck Bongiovanni Patient Engagement: Redefining the Discharge Process to Reduce Readmissions by Ann Whitehead, R.N., J.D. Thought Leader's Corner: "How Can Hospital Leadership Help to Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Readmissions?" Industry News with briefs regarding naviHealth, HCR ManorCare, Ability, Carecentrix, Xerox, Besler Consulting, Access, Markets and Markets, MDnetSolutions, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AbilTo, and Barnes Jewish Hospital. Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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