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	"Convincing hospital leadership of the importance of readmission reduction is no longer a hard sell as the changing financial incentives for hospitals with high rates of readmission has certainly motivated them to focus a great deal of attention on this issue. Across the country there is now a long list "early adopter" hospitals that have demonstrated remarkable reductions in readmission rates. All this effort is forcing hospitals and communities to work together as partners, a necessary ingredient for successful ACOs. However, safe readmission reduction can only happen if hospitals have well developed community-based partners, particularly primary care partners, willing and able to care for patients in the community. More effort to insuring that this primary care safety net is available for patients is needed." -Brian Jack MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
	"...the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicates that 18 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted after discharge for the same complaint ." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 3, Number 8, August 2014, "Developing Strategies for the Readmission of Homeless Patients" by Henry C. Fader
	1 in 6 Lupus Patients Readmitted to the Hospital Within a Month of Discharge Medical News Today, August 11, 2014
	Allegheny Valley Hospital Reduces Readmissions by Checking Up on Patients at Home TribLive, August 11, 2014
	Heart Failure Patients Face More Readmissions if They Live in Poor Neighborhoods FierceHealthFinance, August 7, 2014
	Using the LACE Index to Predict Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, August 7, 2014
	Medicare Initiative: Reduce Readmissions Advance Healthcare Network, August 5, 2014
	Not All 30-day Readmissions Indicate Problems, Study Says Modern Healthcare, August 4, 2014
	Illinois Hospitals Save $132M by Preventing Readmissions, Infections FierceHealthFinance, August 3, 2014
	The Support Team Network at the University of Alabama: A Case Study by R. Drexel Rayford, Ph.D Beyond Surviving - Implementing Transformative Change by Karen Widerynski, M.P.H. Developing Strategies for the Readmission of Homeless Patients by Henry C. Fader Thought Leader's Corner: "Can significant potential savings and improvements from further reductions in hospital readmissions can be achieved through the current set of public and private initiatives?" Industry News with briefs regarding the Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act, ZeOmega, Besler Consulting, Vree Health, and the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative. Catching up with ... H. Joanna Jiang, PhD Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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