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	"One ongoing strategy that directly improves readmission rates is partnering with post-acute care organizations. When hospitals work with post-acute care facilities to monitor care and support compliance with medication or therapy recommendations, the post-acute care provider can intervene to allay concerns or treat new symptoms before the patient and family caregiver seek emergency department care. An ongoing relationship with post-acute care can also enable access to data that enhances overall knowledge that can be used to address the risk of readmission for different patient populations." -Lawrence "Larry" N. Cobb, MPH, Principal, Cobb Healthcare Consultants
	"CMS aims to have 30 percent of Medicare payments made via alternative payment models that are tied to quality or value by the end of 2016 and 50 percent by the end of 2018" Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 5, Number 2, February 2016, "Post-Acute Protocols in Bundled Payments Can Reduce Readmissions" by by Jim Gera, MBA; Gerald Rupp, PhD; Sue Caito, RN, BSN, CCM, MSCC, CLCP, LNCC; Terri Morris, MSN, ANP-BC, CCM, CCA, CLSS, GBSS
	How One Private Duty Agency is Reducing Hospital Readmissions Home Health Care News, February 16, 2016
	Colonoscopy Complications Occur at Surprisingly High Rate Medpage Today, February 16, 2016
	Hospitals Serving Children May Face Financial Penalties For Readmissions News-Medical, February 15, 2016
	VA Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates in Line With Industry Healthcare Finance, February 15, 2016
	Remote Telemonitoring Does Not Reduce Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients UCLA Press Release, February 10,, 2016
	HealthPartners Pharmacist Home Visits Reduce Hospital Readmissions HealthPartners Press Release, February 8, 2016
	CMS Looks at Cultural Components of Hospital Readmission Rates American Physical Therapy Association, February 1, 2016
	Post-Acute Protocols in Bundled Payments Can Reduce Readmissions by Jim Gera, MBA; Gerald Rupp, PhD; Sue Caito, RN, BSN, CCM, MSCC, CLCP, LNCC; Terri Morris, MSN, ANP-BC, CCM, CCA, CLSS, GBSS Decreasing Readmissions: The Importance of Utilizing Inter-Professional Teams and Continuing Care Networks by Tamara Cull, DHA, MSW, LCSW, ACM Creating Connections to Improve Population Health by Jamo Rubin, MD, Founder and CEO of TAVHealth Thought Leaders' Corner: What is the role of post-acute care in reducing readmissions? Industry News with briefs regarding Northwestern Medicine and the American College of Surgeons, Carousel Industries and Aceso, HealthPartners, Philips, Teradata and Knowledgent, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the Henry Ford Health System. Catching up with ... Josh Luke, FACHE Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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