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	Patients with chronic conditions adhere to only 50% of drugs prescribed. According to the Centers for Disease Control, that medication non-adherence costs the U.S. $100 to $300 billion per year and is at the root of 33%‒69% hospital admissions and it often is a critical factor in readmissions. Source: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 4, April 2019, "Providing Follow-Up Care After Heart Attack Helps Reduce Readmissions, Deaths, by Shara Cohen, Vice President Customer Experience, Wolters Kluwer, Health.
	Primary Partners, Cigna, reduce hospital readmissions by 36% Orlando Sentinal, May 2, 2019
	Thirty-Day Readmission Risk Model for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute MI Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 1, 2019
	NV Collaboration Using Health Data Exchange to Cut Readmissions EHR Intelligence, April 29, 2019
	Readmissions attributable to SNF use after a colectomy: Evidence PLOS One, April 16, 2019
	Patient choice in elective care increased emergency readmissions The BMJ, April 15, 2019
	Reducing Hospital Readmissions Through Mobile Integrated Healthcare Journal of Emergency Medical Services, April 15, 2019
	Reduce Hospital Readmissions with Effective SNF-To-Home Transitions HealthLeaders Media, April 15, 2019
	Association of Stratification by Dual Enrollment Status With Financial Penalties JAMA Internal Medicine, abstract only, April 15, 2019
	Trends in Readmissions and LOS for Patients Hospitalized With HF in Canada & US JAMA Cardiology, abstract only, April 10, 2019
	What is the impact on readmission ratio taking into account other hospitals? BMJ Open, April 9, 2019
	Patient Readmission Rates For All Insurance Types After the HRRP Health Affairs, abstract only, April 2019
	Patient Engagement Strategies That Prevent Hospital Readmission Patient Engagement HIT, April 25, 2019 Improve Medication Reconciliation, Postacute Handoff Using 2-Part Checklist HealthLeaders Media, April 10, 2019 How Health Systems Use Pharmacists to Reduce Readmissions Managed Healthcare Executive, April 6, 2019 Are Hospital Readmission Reduction Programs Truly Evidence Based? Medical Bag, April 4, 2019 Industry Voices—Addressing flaws within CMS' HRRP Fiercehealthcare, April 4, 2019
	Partnering with Primary Care Providers to Reduce Readmissions in Camden, NJ by Natasha Dravid, MBA, Dawn Wiest, PhD, and Teagan Kuruna, MPH For Profit Hospitals Have a Higher Readmission Rate by Andrew D. Boyd, MD What are the Most Effective Ways to Promote and Improve Medication Adherence? by Shara Cohen Thought Leaders' Corner: "How Can Hospitals Utilize Social Determinants of Health to Reduce Readmissions and Improve Patient Outcomes?" Industry News with briefs regarding Option Care, Loopback Analytics, PatientPing, VNA Philadelphia, VSee and Doctor.com. Catching up with... Michael Ipekdjian, MBA-HM, BSN, RN
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