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Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News May 2018

"In our research, we’ve found that readmissions risk is a function of both clinical severity, and a combination of healthcare engagement and socio-economic issues. While clearly a patient with multiple chronic conditions (such as COPD, diabetes, etc.) is at higher risk for readmissions than one without multiple chronic conditions, there are significant differences in readmissions risk within that clinically-complex cohort....An effective approach to lower readmissions is to proactively target and manage these patients (preferably prior to an admission) to disrupt the admission/readmission cycle.”
- Saeed Aminzadeh, Chief Executive Officer, Decision Point Healthcare Solutions.

"...only 67% of the cardiac patients discharged to home health actually received home health services and only 63% of patients hospitalized for respiratory events received home health following their discharge."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 7, Number 5, May 2018, "Home Health Care as a Vehicle for Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions," by Excel Health Group.

HRET HIIN Readmissions | Reducing Sepsis Readmissions Fishbowl Series #1

Nationally, sepsis accounts for both a high number of readmissions and high readmission rate. Sepsis is the #1 cause for readmissions to the hospital costing more than 2 billion a year. And, 50% of the readmissions occur due to unresolved or recurrent infections. During this five month series you can listen to the five hospital participants, as they test new strategies to reduce sepsis readmissions in their organizations. You will hear new ideas that you can adapt for your own sepsis readmissions improvement efforts.sepsis.

Annals of Internal Medicine: 3 reasons that suboptimal care transitions can lead to readmissions

1. Hospitalists may not understand the intricacies of the PAC (post-acute care) settings their patients are heading to.
2. PAC clinicians are sometimes given inadequate information.
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Note: based on an article in Annals of Internal Medicine by Christine D. Jones, MD, MS, and Robert E. Burke, MD, MS, entitled "Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Getting Past the “Black Box”—Opportunities for Hospitalists to Improve Postacute Care Transitions."

Source: Cardiovascular Business

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Home Health Care as a Vehicle for Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions by Excel Health Group

Understanding All-Payer Readmissions at North Carolina Acute Care Hospitals by Trish Vandersea

Personalized Medicine and Patient Engagement: Care Management and Self Management by John G. Singer

Thought Leaders' Corner: "What Patients Are Most at Risk of Being Readmitted?"

Industry News with briefs regarding the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative, American Journal of Managed Care, Clarify Health, MedicFP, LifeAssist Technologies, and PharmaPoint.

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