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	"One other interesting metric is the number of completed interventions performed on patients that have been identified as high risk for readmission rates. Tracking intervention rate success is essential in measuring the overall effectiveness of care coordination and care transition programs." Richard Juknavorian, Senior Director, Performance Technologies, The Advisory Board Company
	According to a recent study of 15,519 inpatient discharges, 23.8% of these discharges resulted in at least one Emergency Department visit within the subsequent 30 days, and 54% of the subsequent Emergency Department visits did not lead to hospital readmission. Source: Emergency Department Visits After Hospital Discharge: A Missing Part of the Equation, Annals of Emergency Medicine, abstract only, April 8, 2013
	Simple Initiative Cuts Readmissions 27% at St. John Hospital in Detroit Becker's Hospital Review, April 10, 2013
	Consume with Care: Could Retail Clinics Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions? Scientific American, April 9, 2013
	Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals Have Low Impact on Medicare Readmissions American Journal of Medical Quality, abstract only, April 4, 2013
	Readmissions penalty presents a business opportunity for home care companies Healthcare Finance News, April 1, 2013
	AHRQ updates guidelines shown to reduce readmissions
	Fiercehealthcare, March 28, 2013
	New Model Predicts Hospital Readmission Risk ‎ScienceDaily, March 25, 2013
	Readmission Penalties? Find a Partner by Amy Kaszak Best Practices for Reducing Hospital Readmissions: The Secret Sauce of Automation by Karen Handmaker, MPP The Editor’s Corner: Readmissions Prevention May be in Your TV or Mobile Device - Richard D. Della Penna, MD Consume with Care: Could Retail Clinics Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions? by Erica Westly Thought Leader’s Corner:  “What kind of readmissions metrics are you or your clients/members tracking through a dashboard or some other reporting tool? All payer? Frequency? What time period(s) post discharge? SES factors?” Industry News with briefs regarding AHA, JAMA Internal Medicine, PBS, The University of Pennsylvania Health System, CMS, Spine, Pediatrics, AHRQ, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Johns Hopkins Health System, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Cox Health, and MedPAC Recent Infographics from Objective Health and HIN Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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