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Lessons Learned from the First Round of Alternative Payment Model (APM) - Recommendations Made by the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC)s

"COPD is responsible for nearly 700,000 hospitalizations annually, and hospitalizations account for a large proportion of the annual direct medical costs of COPD. About 20% of patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbations are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge, and these rehospitalizations are costly.”

-Jane H. Huntington, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine.

"Over a three-month period, following an integration phase, 40 patients were enrolled in the heart failure protocol. Of these, only three (8%) were readmitted to the hospital with a cardiac-related diagnosis. Contrast these results with a similar three-month period prior to protocol initiation when 36 patients with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure were admitted. Of those, 11 (31%) were readmitted with a cardiac-related diagnosis."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 6, June 2017, "New Strategy for Reducing Readmissions: Get the Family Involved."

Webinar: Using Data to Improve Care Transitions and Reduce Readmissions

This webinar (1) explores how to interpret and use available data reports to drive readmission reduction quality improvement efforts, and (2) discusses ways to improve care transitions to reduce readmissions. The speakers are Rebekah Gardner, MD and Blake Morphis.

CMS: Six readmission measures for 2018 Fiscal Year Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs)

1. acute myocardial infarction
2. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Source: QualityNet, June 1, 2017

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CHF Hospital Readmissions Reduced Significantly Among Nursing Home Patients Using Remote Monitoring Protocol by Jeffrey Bander, M.D.

Readmissions Decreased For Some Conditions After Vertical Integration by Sílvia Lopes, PhD

New Strategy for Reducing Readmissions: Get the Family Involved by David Olejarz

Thought Leaders' Corner: "What is the next "Big Thing" in the world of Readmissions Reduction?"

Industry News with briefs regarding Loopback Analytics, Horizon Home Health and Hospice, Brown University, URAC, Health Services Research, and Imprivata.

Catching up with... Jane H. Huntington

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