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	"A whopping 95 percent of hospitals and health systems are now using engagement communications in an attempt to avoid hospital readmissions, according to West’s survey findings." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 8, August 2017, "Catching Up With...Hude Quan, MD, PhD.".
	Factors associated with readmission in patients w/ inflammatory bowel disease PLOS One, August 24, 2017
	How predictive analytics helped reduce readmissions at UnityPoint Health Healthcare IT News, August 23, 2017
	US pediatric trauma patient unplanned 30-day readmissions Journal of Pediatric Surgery, abstract only, August 22, 2017
	Hospital readmissions may occur shortly after discharge for acute MI Healio, August 14, 2017
	Understanding readmissions in children undergoing surgery Journal of Pediatric Surgery, abstract only, August 12, 2017
	Linking Readmission, Reimbursement Exposes Needs of Diabetes Patients The American Journal of Managed Care, August 6, 2017
	Under Trump, Hospitals Face Same Penalties Embraced By Obama Kaiser Health News, August 3, 2017
	NQF: Keep Social Risk Factors Out of Most CMS Hospital Readmission Measures HealthLeaders Media, August 3, 2017
	Pediatric Readmissions After Hospitalizations for Lower Respiratory Infections Pediatrics, August 2017
	Perspectives of Clinicians at SNFs on 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Journal of Hospital Medicine, August 2017
	Reducing Readmissions After Stroke With a NP/RN Transitional Program Stroke, abstract only, August 2017
	Associations Between LOS & Readmission in Hospital Patients w/Heart Failure JACC: Heart Failure, August 2017
	Reducing Avoidable Readmissions by Extending Care Beyond the Hospital Penn Medicine/News Blog, August 25, 2017 How to Boost Patient Engagement at Discharge and Help Prevent Readmissions EBIX, August 17, 2017
	The Hidden Actors in Hospital Readmissions by Ben Rosner, MD, PhD In-Hospital Discharge Program Improves Patient Experience Leaving the Hospital by Ramon S. Cancino Medication-Related Readmissions: Leveraging Pharmacists to Improve Care and Reduce Costs by Karen L. Pellegrin, PhD, MBA Thought Leaders' Corner: What is an underappreciated strategy to reduce preventable readmissions? Industry News with briefs regarding Vidant Health, PMD Healthcare, TripleCare, Mount Sinai Health System, Contessa Health, Abbot, GetWellNetwork. Catching up with... Hude Quan, MD, 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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