Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               March 2017
	"Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital. The simple fact of the matter is that the patients who are generally most at risk of readmissions are, for the most part, the ones who have been treated in the emergency department. Of course, there are numerous exceptions, but it is an important correlation to note. Hospitals might, for instance, identify ways to intervene at the time of discharge to reduce emergency department use in the coming days and weeks, or improve the capacity of their emergency departments to safely discharge the patients back to their homes." -Christopher Marcus, MD, Physician, Emergency Department, St. Regis Community Hospital Pierre, SD
	"People living with HIV/AIDS have 1.5 times higher risk of 30-day hospital readmission as those without HIV." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 3, March 2017, "Multi-disciplinary HIV Team Reduces Hospital Readmissions" by Ank E. Nijhawan, MD, MPH, MSCS, Jane Fitzpatrick, RN, Mamta K. Jain, MD, MPH
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	Readmission Rates Misleading in Ovarian Cancer Targeted Oncology, March 13, 2017
	Aiming for Fewer Hospital U-turns: The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Kaiser Family Foundation, March 10, 2017
	HIE use leads to shorter hospital stays, lower chance of ED readmissions Healthcare IT News, March 8, 2017
	Improved primary care may help reduce readmissions for diabetes patients News Medical, March 7, 2017
	Longer hospital stays might reduce readmissions from post-acute care facilities EurekAlert, March 7, 2017
	Hospital Readmission Common With Heart Failure Renal & Urology News, March 2, 2017
	Multi-disciplinary HIV Team Reduces Hospital Readmissions by Ank E. Nijhawan, MD, MPH, MSCS, Jane Fitzpatrick, RN, Mamta K. Jain, MD, MPH Readmissions and Coordinated, Post-Acute Care by Thomas English, MPH MD Communication: A Key To Reducing Readmissions by Ann Whitehead Thought Leaders' Corner: How would the American Health Care Act effect readmissions policy? Industry News with briefs regarding ECRI Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Jubi, Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jvion, Halyard Health, Vivify Health Pathways, IBM and Avamere, and Zeriscope. Catching up with... Christopher Marcus, MD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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