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Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News February 2018

"It’s exciting to see that hospitals are finally engaging in the readmission discussion without reservation. As the government and payers continue to push health systems further into risk arrangements, hospitals will begin to prioritize items other than just putting a head in a bed. Care coordination, management of high risk patients and improved communication between providers all are becoming more prevalent. It took a few years, but it’s exciting to see more engagement on this topic now.”
- Dr. Josh Luke, Founder, National Readmissions Prevention Collaborative.

"More than 90 readmission risk prediction models have been developed and validated in the past three decades. Some of these use as many as 90 variables to generate a prediction score."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 7, Number 2, February 2018, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Readmissions," by Sujay Kakarmath, MD MS and Kamal Jethwani, MD MPH.

Creating a Care Transition Model To Improve Care Coordination: TRENDS IN READMISSIONS

This video is one segment of a longer video from the Creating a Care Transition Model to Improve Care Coordination, led by Nancy Zionts, PRHI. This video covers: national and local readmission trends; commonly cited reasons for readmissions; overall cost of readmissions; the readmissions cycle; CMS penalty increases; effects of hospitalization on the patient.

Lauren Patrick: 4 Tips To Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates

1. Identify patients at risk; develop screening protocols.
2. Optimize care coordination across multiple providers.
3. Click to continue

Source: The Healthmonix Advisor blog

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