Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               February 2017
	"The first improvement effort, Partnership for Patients, provided a national framework through which hospitals work together to reduce events of patient harm defined as hospital-acquired conditions, healthcare-associated infections and readmissions. In-step, hospitals are implementing best practices and improving transitions across care settings. National efforts resulted in the accelerated adoption of clinical best practices in the acute care setting. An estimated 125,000 lives were saved, three million events of harm were avoided and 28 billion dollars in savings were realized. The initial success supported the continuation of the initiative as HEN 2.0 and now in 2017, a broader model called the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) which includes the Quality Improvement Organizations." -Alison L. Hong, MD, Senior Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Connecticut Hospital Association
	"For target conditions (MI, CHF and pneumonia), the authors find that risk-adjusted readmission rates fall from 21.5% to 17.8% during the study period." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 2, February 2017, "New Research on Outcomes of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)" by Jonathan D. Eisenberg MD and Nihar R. Desai MD, MPH
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	New Research on Outcomes of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) by Jonathan D. Eisenberg MD and Nihar R. Desai MD, MPH How Machine Learning Is Transforming Healthcare - and Reducing Readmissions by Taylor Larsen, MA; Josh Ferguson, APRN, ACNP, ANP-BC; Lauren Udwari, MS; Michael Mastanduno, PhD, Levi Thatcher, PhD Medalogix Nurture Allows Encompass Home Health to Identify Discharged Patients In Need of Additional Care by Damon Maida Thought Leaders' Corner: Was the Affordable Care Act successful in terms of readmissions policy? Industry News with briefs regarding EcoSoft Health, YouScript, Northwell Health, Brown University, Charleston Area Medical Center, Sensely, Salus Telehealth, IVCi and Orbita, and Allure Group. Catching up with... Avner Halperin Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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