Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News                July 2015
	"The essential issue with readmissions penalties as currently formulated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is that they fail to take into account the essential fact that sizable hospitals and teaching hospitals all too often care for the least well off patients. This means that those caring for the poorest patients, and for many patients who do not possess any meaningful support systems, are the ones that end up punished. There needs to be a series of reforms to the law that takes these matters into account. Failure to do so will lead to some of the health systems most vital institutions being penalized for treating our most vulnerable patients." -Elizabeth Parker-Bennet, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University
	"One in three adult patients-aged 21 and older-discharged from a hospital to the community does not see a physician within 30 days of discharge." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 4, Number 7, July 2015, "How Primary Care Can Help To Prevent Unnecessary Readmissions" by Edward S. Wardwell, MD
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	Bundled Payments' Disruptive Effects Detailed HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2015
	The Path to Lower Readmissions Lies in Patient Support Trustee, July 13, 2015
	Heart Failure Patients More Confident in Self-Care Abilities with Wellflix Videos Wellflix Press release, July 8, 2015
	South Carolina Initiative Cuts Readmissions Through Cooperation, Education Fierce Healthcare, July 8, 2015
	Hospital Readmissions For Sepsis Are Highly Common, Extremely Costly UCLA Newsroom, July 7, 2015
	Care Coordination Plan Cuts DASH Hospital Readmissions by 9% Health IT Analytics, July 1, 2015
	Reducing Readmissions In The Era of Patient Engagement by Annette Jennings, MD, PhD The Role of Pharmacists During Care Transitions in Reducing Preventable Readmissions by Amy Lucette-Martinez, PharmB How Primary Care Can Help To Prevent Unnecessary Readmissions by Edward S. Wardwell, MD Thought Leaders' Corner: Do we need to adjust the rules for the penalties that hospitals with higher-than-average readmissions rates incur? Industry News with briefs regarding Q-Centrix, Catamaran, Health New England, Univita, SilverVue, CSI, Hamilton Medical Consultants, Diagnotes, Nexus Health Resources, Connance, and CMS. Catching up with ... Laurence Ackley, PharmB, BCACP Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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