Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               May 2016
	"Discharge planning is a process that needs to start the moment a patient is admitted to the hospital. In an ideal world, healthcare team members, patients, and families will communicate and act in unison to move patients quickly and safely to home or the next level of care. All too often in the real world, discharge planning can be a difficult and fractious process. Older adult patients and their families face many choices about where to go and often disagree on the best course of care. Communication among caregivers can be far from ideal and communication between patients and families can be fraught with disagreements. Until we address the primary challenges in every healthcare institution in the United States, we will continue have problems when it comes to readmissions." -Selena Ramirez, RN, MPH, Nursing Practitioner, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
	"...each additional nurse hour per patient day was associated with 10 percent lower odds of receiving penalties under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 5, Number 5, May 2016, "The Role of Nurses in Reducing Readmissions"
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	Comorbidities Seem to Send New Moms Back to Hospital Medpage Today, May 15, 2016
	Motivational Interviewing May Reduce COPD Readmissions EurekAlert, May 15, 2016
	Cornerstone VNA & Health Recovery Solutions Reduce Hospital Readmissions Health Recovery Solutions Press Release, May 10, 2016
	Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Readmissions Following Spine Surgery News Medical, May 3, 2016
	Reducing Pediatric T1D Readmissions in the Medicaid Population by Kathleen Healy-Collier, DHA, MHA CLSSBB Hospitals, ACOs Re-Prioritize CMS Programs for 2016 by Josh Luke, Ph.D., FACHE The Role of Nurses in Reducing Readmissions Thought Leaders' Corner: What role does discharge planning play in a readmissions reduction program? Industry News with briefs regarding Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, AlayaCare, Cornerstone VNA, American Journal of Managed Care, SyncedCare, Frost & Sullivan, Daxor Corporation, Avizia, Fitango Health, WeCounsel, and CMS. Catching up with ... Jonathan Boswell, MPH Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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