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	A recent analysis of 11.3 million births from 2012 to 2014 found 1.8% (207,730) of the mothers were admitted to hospital post-partum. Non-Hispanic black women were at 80% higher risk of postpartum readmission than non-Hispanic white women, while Hispanic women were at 11% lower risk of readmission than non-Hispanic white women. Source: "Maternal Outcomes by Race during Postpartum Readmissions," American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynocology, abstract only, February 17, 2019.
	Home Health Partnership Cuts Re-Hospitalizations in Half, Reduces Spending Home Health Care News, February 26, 2019
	Patient Navigator Team Successful in Reducing Readmissions American College of Cardiology News Release, February 14, 2019
	New Data Shows Community Health Workers Reduce Hospital Readmissions PR Newswire, February 14, 2019
	Patient & Provider Perspectives on 30-Day Readmissions for HIV Patients Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, abstract only, February 14, 2019
	How Have 30-Day Readmission Penalties Affected Racial Disparities? Journal of General Internal Medicine, abstract only, February 8, 2019
	Living Alone & Homelessness as Predictors of 30-Day Preventable Readmission Preventing Chronic Disease/CDC.gov, February 7, 2019
	Extraction of actionable knowledge to reduce hospital readmissions Information Sciences via ScienceDirect, abstract only, February 6, 2019
	Characteristics of 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions, 2010-2016 AHRQ/HCUP Statistical Brief #248, February 2019
	Trends in Pediatric Hospitalizations and Readmissions: 2010–2016 Pediatrics, abstract only, February 2019
	Ohio hospital uses AI tool to cut readmissions by 20% Becker's Hospital Review, February 14, 2019 Providing follow-up care after heart attack helps reduce readmissions, deaths Medical Xpress, February 14, 2019 HIE participation reduced readmissions in heart attack patients, study finds Healthcare Dive, February 7, 2019 Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions. An Official ATS Workshop Report Annals of the American Thoracic Society, abstract only, February 1, 2019
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