Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               March 2016
	"There is a great deal of research suggesting that socioeconomic and community factors outside the control of the hospital are correlated with the likelihood of a hospital readmission within 30 days. Patients of lower socioeconomic status face gaps in access to community resources that help prevent readmissions, such as primary care, mental health services, physical therapy, easy access to medications and food that meets the patient's prescribed diet and other rehabilitative services. This is especially true in states that continue to have extremely restrictive Medicaid eligibility standards for most low-income adult populations." -Frank Meyerhoffer, MD, PhD, Professor, Boise State University
	"Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is estimated to occur in 50-70% of CHF [congestive heart failure] patients." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 5, Number 3, March 2016, "Reducing Heart Failure Admissions: Are We Ignoring the Power of Sleep?" by Sunil Sharma MD, FAASM
	Socio-Economic Factors Impact Hospital Readmissions Modern Healthcare, March 17, 2016
	Early Follow-up With Heart Failure Patients Reduces Readmission Rates Kaiser Permanente Press Release, March 16, 2016
	Study: Poor Communication Accounts for a Quarter of Hospital Readmissions Becker's Hospital Review, March 16, 2016
	Dispensing Meds Before Hospital Discharge May Reduce Readmissions Pharmacy Times, March 15, 2016
	Essentia Health Slashes Readmissions With Population Health Initiative Healthcare IT News, March 15, 2016
	Tracking PCI Readmissions May Improve Value of Cardiology Care Cardiovascular Business, March 10, 2016
	Predicting Avoidable 30-day Readmissions Medical Xpress, March 7, 2016
	Patient Level Factors, Social Determinants and Readmissions by Marion Sills, MD Proactive Identification of Cognitive Impairment and Compensatory Family Care by Mark W. Ketterer, PhD, ABPP Reducing Heart Failure Admissions: Are We Ignoring the Power of Sleep? by Sunil Sharma MD, FAASM Thought Leaders' Corner: Do socioeconomic factors impact readmissions rates? Industry News with briefs regarding JAMA Internal Medicine, SanusEO, EarlySense, 24Hr Home Care, CMS, physIQ, Vital Connect, Kaiser Permanente, American College of Cardiology, and University of Texas at Dallas. Catching up with ... Gerald Rupp, PhD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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