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	"There is/or will be no ‘magic bullet’ or a ‘one size fits all’ approach to prevent unnecessary readmissions. Tele-services are tools for improving access to care but are not a stand-alone solution. A comprehensive integrated patient centered discharge planning approach, ensuring: the patient/family understands ‘what was wrong’, ‘what they need to do’ and ‘why they need to do it’; medications are completely reconciled; all resources are in place prior to discharge; and handovers are flawless. Interventions tailored to the individual patient and their situation is essential for effective prevention of readmissions." Nancy D. Vecchioni, RN, MSN, CPHQ, Vice President Medicare Operations MPRO, Michigan's Quality Improvement Organization
	"Analysis showed an estimated medical expense savings of $41.46 per member per month, or PMPM, for members receiving an assessment in their home, and $95.61 PMPM for members in a SNF [skilled nursing facility]. When annualized across the overall program, the savings through eliminating unnecessary or avoidable medical expenses becomes nearly $5 million." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 2 Number 3, March 2013, Curbing the High-Cost and Personal Toll of Hospital Admissions and Readmissions on Senior Americans
	Are new national policies designed to reduce hospital readmissions working? The Medical Xpress, March 5, 2013
	Examining Medicare Readmissions Health Management Technology, March 2013
	Rooting Out Readmissions Health Data Management, March 1, 2013
	Health law’s rules help hospitals cut patient readmission rate The Washington Post, February 27, 2013
	Effect of Medicare Readmissions Penalties on Hospitals' Efforts to Reduce ‎The Commonwealth Fund, February 26, 2013
	The Challenges of Decision Support Tools for Reducing Readmissions by Ira Leeds, MBA Curbing the High-Cost and Personal Toll of Hospital Admissions and Readmissions on Senior Americans by Brian Esterly The Editor’s Corner: Compliance, Home Health, and Readmissions - Susan Carmichael Reducing Hospital Readmissions: A Multi-Lens Approach by Gordon Moore, MD Thought Leader’s Corner:  “Will tele-services (telehealth, telemedicine, telemonitoring) become the magic bullet for hospitals trying to prevent unnecessary readmissions?” Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; The New England Journal of Medicine; MedPAC; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Center for Technology and Aging; HIN; AMA; Harvard School of Public Health ; IPC; and Weill Cornell Medical College Catching Up With…Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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