Complimentary from the publishers of ReadmissionsNews                June, 2014
	"Understanding and leveraging healthcare data is now a foundational step for healthcare systems looking to address hospital readmissions and reduce the cost of medical care. Investments in data and health related analytics have enormous potential to enhance the way hospitals allocate resources, augment their provider's decision-making abilities, and facilitate care management across the continuum of care. To achieve maximum effectiveness, data must also be captured from outside of the clinical environment as community level variables as well as social and behavioral data often describe the most important characteristics that drive a patient's risk for healthcare utilization, particularly in the case of readmissions." Michael Dulin, MD, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer for Analytics and Outcomes Research, Dickson Advanced Analytics Group, Director of Research, CMC Department of Family Medicine. Founder and Director, Mecklenburg Area Partnership for Primary Care Research.
	"Patients enrolled in programs designed to reduce readmissions are 18% less likely (0.82, [95% CI 0.73-0.91]) to be readmitted within 30 days. " Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 3, Number 6, June 2014, "The Next Phase of Hospital Readmission Research by Bobby Clark, PhD, MSPharm, MHA, MS, MA"
	B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts 30-Day Readmission for Heart Failure but not Readmission for Other Causes Journal of the American Heart Association, June 10, 2014
	New Analytics Launch: PointRight(R) Pro 30(TM) Rehospitalization PointRight Press Release, June 4, 2014
	Researcher Says CMS Proposal Would Penalize More Than 2,600 Hospitals BNA, June 4, 2014
	Transitional Care Interventions to Prevent Readmissions for Persons With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Annals of Internal Medicine, June 3, 2014
	Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: An Economic and Operational Analysis Northwestern University, June 2, 2014
	Reducing readmissions: The hospital-community connection American Pharmacists Association, June 1, 2014
	New York based healthcare technology firm releases software to reduce 30-day readmission rates Blitzcare Press Release, May 28, 2014
	The Next Phase of Hospital Readmission Research by Bobby Clark, PhD, MSPharm, MHA, MS, MA Going Beyond the Typical Care Transition by Mo Shahsahebi, MD, MBA and Aaron George, DO Wisconsin Hospitals Tackle Readmissions with Inside/Outside, Macro/Micro Strategy by Mary Kay Grasmick National Readmission Prevention Collaborative Summit Coming to a City Near You in 2015 by Josh Luke, Ph.D., FACHE The Editor's Corner: National Readmission Collaborative - If You Build It - They Will Come... by Karen Widerynski, M.P.H.,Connect-Care and Sarah Milgrom, MSW, Collaborative Consulting Thought Leader's Corner: "What is the role of Healthcare Analytics and Big Data in reducing readmissions?" Industry News with briefs regarding Henry Ford Hospital, The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Catching up with ... Barbara Pelletreau Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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