Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               July 2017
	"According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the all-cause readmission rate across all patients was about 14 per 100 patients. This varied significantly across payers, with the highest readmission rates seen in Medicare patients (17.3 per 100) and the lowest among commercially insured patients (8.6 per 100)." Excerpted from: Readmissions News,  Volume 6, Number 6, June 2017, "New Data Shows Community Health Workers Can Help Significantly Reduce Readmissions Among High-Risk Patients."
	Post-Acute MI Readmission Metric Not Linked to Improved Care or Outcomes Medical Bag, June 26, 2017
	Transitions: The Relationship of Early Outpatient Care to Hospital Readmission The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, abstract only, June 21, 2017
	One in five Medicare patients returns to the hospital after ‘observation stays’ Yale News, June 20, 2017
	Post-discharge Planning Cuts Readmissions at UVA H&HN, June 19, 2017
	Preventability of early vs. late readmissions in an academic medical center PLOS One, June 17, 2017
	Nonclinical Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission in Patients with CVD JMIR Research Protocols, abstract only, June 15, 2017
	This nurse-led approach cut hospital readmission rates by 56 percent Daily Briefing/The Advisory Board, June 13, 2017
	Patterns of Readmissions for 3 Common Conditions Among Younger U.S. Adults The American Journal of Medicine, abstract only, June 9, 2017
	Evaluation of Readmissions due to Surgical Site Infections The American Journal of Surgery, abstract only, June 7, 2017
	Noninvasive therapy cut COPD readmissions The Hospitalist, June 7, 2017
	Higher Readmission Rates After Surgery Not Always Bad in Ovarian Cancer Value-based Cancer Care, June 2017
	Reducing Readmissions through Quality Discharge Planning The MVC Blog, June 27, 2017 Health Affairs Web First: Significant Racial Disparities Found In Readmissions Health Affairs Blog, June 21, 2017 Shared SNF Patients, Common Readmissions Goals Unify 3 Competing Health Systems Health Intelligence Network blog, June 15, 2017
	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 Silvia 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 Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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