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	"Developers say providers are increasingly willing to test and invest in new technologies that aim to keep patients out of the hospital. But whether mobile apps can actually change patients' behavior and address a long-standing issue in healthcare is unclear. There is little debate that new tactics or strategies are needed to help hospitals lower their readmission rates. Medicare alone spends at least $26 billion on patients who end up returning to the hospital. Most experts agree that using technology that engages patients and can help intervene earlier in their care is promising. But there is little agreement or understanding about what data and level of patient involvement are necessary." -Jeremy Winston, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis
	"It has been estimated that 1.5 million preventable adverse events occur every year that result in $177 billion in injury and death." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 4, Number 6, June 2015, "Medication Management As A Readmissions Reduction Tool"
	C3 Nexus to Launch Readmissions Study With Mayo Clinic Richmond Times, June 16, 2015
	Study of Returns to the ER Suggests Lack of Follow-up Care Modern Healthcare, June 14, 2015
	Primary Care Bundle Aims to Reduce ED, Hospital Readmissions Clinical Advisor, June 13, 2015
	Cardiologists Implant Microchip Sensors to Monitor Patients With Heart Failure News Medical, June 12, 2015
	Hospital Readmissions Penalties Have Intended Effects Boston University School of Public Health, June 8, 2015
	Pharmacist MTM Proven to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Pharmacy Times, June 3, 2015
	Single 30-Day Hospital Readmission Metric Fails To Reflect Changing Risk Factors Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, June 2, 2015
	Medication Management As A Readmissions Reduction Tool The Impact of Remote Monitoring on Hospital Readmissions Are long-term supports and services are a logical next step in the evolution of bundled payments? by Andrey Ostrovsky, MDa; Arnie Cisneros, PTb; & Abigail Morgan, MSS, MLSPc Thought Leaders' Corner: Can the use of mobile apps help reduce preventable readmissions? Industry News with briefs regarding ProConnections, Mediconnex, Qualis Health, Univita Health, Patient Home Monitoring Corp, RightCare, UNC Health Care, and Kettering Health Network. Catching up with ... Frederick J. Gardner, MD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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