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Complimentary from the publishers of ReadmissionsNews April 2014

Reducing Hospital Readmissions through Stakeholder Collaboration

Reducing HF Readmissions: Act "Locally," Think Globally

Readmissions are a huge problem and not just in heart failure (HF). To keep patients from returning soon after
discharge, cardiologists have to think more globally before a patient is released. Mary Norine Walsh, MD, is medical director of the HF and cardiac transplantation program at St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. This interview was conducted at the ACC's 2014 CV Summit
in Las Vegas.

Michael Charest: 3 strategies to reduce revenue hits from readmissions

1 . Improve patient discharge communications, including an archival process to prove that discharge instructions were complete
2. Put precautions in place to flag potentially conflicting instructions resulting from a lack of coordination
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Source: Healthcare Finance News, March 20, 2014
Source URL: http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/blog/3-key-communications-strategies-reduce-revenue-hits-readmissions

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Building Regional Networks to Reduce Readmissions By W. June Simmons and Sandy Atkins
Proactive Palliative Care: Using Frailty as a Trigger for Referral By Stephen J Evans, MD, and Margaret E Sayers, MS, GNP
The Editor’s Corner: A Farewell; Megan Williams, APRN, FNP on Care for the Complex Patient
Top Ten Tech Trends: Analytics for Readmissions Reduction Work by Mark Hagland
Thought Leader’s Corner: “What are the distinguishing characteristics of the organizations that are doing a particularly good job at reducing preventable readmissions?”
Industry News with industry briefs regarding AHA; ACEP; JAMA Surgery and ACOOMS+
Catching up with … David Gifford, MD, MPH
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