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	"Analyzing 10M Medicare records in the last 5 years, SHP determined that patients at high risk accounted for 3.7% of all patient assessments. These high risk patients had a readmission rate of 25.7%. This compares to the standard national rate of 12.5% for all patients in the same time period." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 7, July 2017, "Partnering with Home Health Agencies – Real-time data analytics is essential," by Christopher Attaya.
	Preventing readmissions: the importance of considering ‘impactibility’ BMJ Quality & Safety, July 23, 2017
	Decreasing readmissions by focusing on complications and underlying reasons The American Journal of Surgery via ScienceDirect, abstract only, July 21, 2017
	Reduction of 30-Day Readmissions after Telephonic Medication Therapy Services Hospital Pharmacy, abstract only, July 20, 2017
	Association between Prescription Drug Benefit and Hospital Readmission Rates Hospital Pharmacy, abstract only, July 20, 2017
	Will Changes to the HRRP Save Safety-Net Hospitals From Further Penalties? Healthcare Informatics, July 20, 2017
	Study: Reducing hospital readmissions does not increase mortality rates Yale News, July 18, 2017
	Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Readmission Rand Corporation, July 12, 2017
	Non-Medicare Patients Account for Almost Half of 30-Day Readmissions HealthLeaders Media, July 12, 2017
	Short-term rehospitalization across age and insurance types in the U.S. PLOS One, July 10, 2017
	Readmissions among Commercially Insured and MA Beneficiaries with Diabetes Journal of General Internal Medicine, abstract only, July 6, 2017
	MA Associated With More Racial Disparity Than Traditional Medicare For Readmissions Health Affairs, abstract only, July 2017
	Study: ACA-backed efforts to reduce hospital readmissions also reduced mortality ScienceBlogs/The PUMP Handle, July 22, 2017 Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Policy and Practice SUMR Blog, July 17, 2017
	Carelink CareNow: Christiana Care’s Innovative Approach to Reducing Avoidable Readmissions by Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH Redesigning Care to Reduce Readmissions by Neil Smiley Partnering with Home Health Agencies – Real-time data analytics is essential by Christopher Attaya Thought Leaders' Corner: What are some ways we can we reduce COPD readmissions? Industry News with a brief regarding research by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Catching up with... Donald H. Kirby, MBA Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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