Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News              July 2019
	ConcertoHealth announced that it has achieved a 32% reduction in hospital admissions, a 37% reduction in bed days, a 49% reduction in readmissions and a 23% reduction in emergency department (ED) visits for patients identified as "hot spotters." ConcertoHealth classifies hot spotters as patients most likely to have multiple ED or inpatient admissions due to high utilization, high chronicity or high costs. Source: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 6, June 2019, Industry News: "ConcertoHealth Reduces 'Hot Spotter' Patient Readmissions by 49% With Patient³D? Population Health Technology and Field-Based Care Teams."
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