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"A wide variety of studies have decisively shown that visits by home
health care workers such as a nurse or a physical therapist can
dramatically reduce the likelihood that a patient will be readmitted to
the hospital. In fact, a visit by a home health care worker is often
just as effective, if not more so, than office appointments with
physicians, physician assistants or a nurse practitioner. Further,
office visits are more expensive and, depending upon resources available
to the patient and their mobility, are often more difficult for them to
reliably attend.” - Donald H. Kirby, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Cedar Rapids Home Health. |
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"Some 45 percent of
all Americans have at least one chronic condition, and 81 percent of
people in the hospital at any one time are with us for complications of
chronic illness." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 7, July 2017, "Carelink CareNow: Christiana Care’s Innovative Approach to Reducing Avoidable Readmissions," by Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH. |
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Suzy duMont-Perez: 5 Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates Among Minorities1. Make sure patients have access to professional
medical interpretation services throughout their hospital stay Source:
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