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	"The simplest and most effective solution I have seen to date is Cullman Regional Medical Center's (CMRC) award-winning ‘Good to Go’ recorded hospital discharge instructions. The instructions are recorded using an iTouch and are available after to patients via the Web or a land line. The interventions resulted in a 15 percent decline in readmission rates for patients who received recorded discharge instructions and a 62 percent increase in HCAPS satisfaction scores. It's really one of those ‘why didn't we think of this’ kind of ideas. Realizing the notes were being recorded enabled the patients to relax, allowing better comprehension and compliance.” Patricia Donovan, Managing Editor, Healthcare Intelligence Network
	City of Los Angeles officials...indicated that their data demonstrated a remarkable reduction in further inpatient admissions and ER visits when homeless patients were discharged from the hospital to recuperative care. In Los Angeles, they found a 62% reduction in the number of expected readmissions and a 68% reduction in inpatient hospital days for homeless patients. Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 2, Number 7, July 2013, "Homeless Readmissions in Los Angeles – A Community Acts"
	Care transition program nets big drop in readmissions American Medical News, July 15, 2013
	Preventable readmissions: What hospitals can do to reduce them Healthcare IT News, July 8, 2013
	Discharge Plan Reduces COPD, HF Readmissions Pharmacy Practice News, July 2013
	Analytics help hospital cut readmissions by 25% Fiercehealthcare, June 28, 2013
	ONC focuses on long-term care providers to reduce readmissions
	EHR Intelligence, June 21, 2013
	Pharmacy Programs Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions ‎Pharmacy Times, June 18, 2013
	Here Come the Boomers by Matthew W. Tanzer Homeless Readmissions in Los Angeles – A Community Acts by Henry Fader, Esq. The Editor’s Corner: Sam Beattie, PhD on Nutrition and Readmission First Look at Psychiatric Readmissions within the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS by Kathleen McCann, RN, PhD Thought Leader’s Corner: “What are the hottest new apps and technologies that help providers prevent unnecessary hospital readmissions?” Industry News with briefs regarding  Healthy Transitions Colorado; Critical Care Medicine; Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc.; American Diabetes Association; CMS; and Health Affairs Catching Up With… Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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