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	"Regional disparities in readmissions rates indicate that a whole slew of factors outside of a hospital’s control will inevitably impact readmissions rates. While this is not to say that best practices cannot not be identified and adopted across geographical regions, it does indicate that there is no one-size-fits-all approach that is suitable for the entire health system. As we grow more nuanced and sophisticated in our attempts to resolve this problem, we will likely see a variety of approaches tailored to geographic and demographic specific patient populations. Policy makers should be sure to keep their eyes focused on a local, community level. They will also have to redefine measurements of success to reflect community specific challenges.” John Finfera, MPH, Healthcare Consultant, The Finfera Group
	"Readmissions already have fallen from a ceiling of 19 percent from 2007–2011 to 17.8 percent in the last quarter of 2012, which translates into 70,000 fewer readmissions for Medicare patients." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 3, Number 5, May 2014, "Readmissions Reductions at What Cost?: An Editorial By The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)"
	Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) and Readmission Rates Show Improvement US Department of Health and Human Services, May 7, 2014
	New patient care model reduces hospital re-admission rates UC Newsroom, May 5, 2014
	Standard Test That Measures ‘Everyday Task’ Performance Is a Good Predictor of Hospital Readmission Johns Hopkins Medicine Press Release, May 5, 2014
	Socioeconomic status and readmissions: Evidence from an urban teaching hospital Health Affairs, abstract only, May 2014
	The effect of a collaborative pharmacist-hospital care transition program on the likelihood of 30-day readmission American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, abstract only, May 1, 2014
	Intensive care unit readmission prevention checklist: Is it worth the effort? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, abstract only, April 29, 2014
	An Employer Purchaser-Driven Approach to Reducing Hospital Readmissions by Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH Going Beyond the Typical Care Transition by Mo Shahsahebi, MD, MBA and Aaron George, DO The Editor’s Corner: Readmissions Reductions at What Cost?: An Editorial By The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) by Scott Wetzel A Good START For Older People by Matthew Parsons Thought Leader’s Corner: “How significant are regional variations for readmissions and to what extent do the outliers actually represent best and worst practices that should be emulated or avoided?” Industry News with briefs regarding the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Health Services Research, The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Catching up with … Jeph Herrin, 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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