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Milliman Research: 2017 U.S. Organ and Tissue Transplant Costs

"While nutrition screenings are considered standard-of-care in the hospital, not all use a validated screening tool or implement treatment immediately if someone is considered at-risk. Additionally, when people leave the hospital, many times they do not receive education or follow-up to ensure they are following a nutrition plan to aid their recovery. Dealing with nutrition issues will undoubtedly help hospitals as well as patients.”
- Joanna Li, RD, CDN, WIC, Nutritionist, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

"Hospitals discharge about 20 percent of their patients to skilled nursing facilities. In 2006, that rate was higher: The average 30-day readmission rate for fee-for-service Medicare patients who had previously been discharged to nursing facilities was 25 percent."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 9, September 2017, "Communication and Engagement - Keys in Readmissions Reduction," by Bernard Corbin.

Better Healthcare & Readmission Rates Through Hospitalists, Technology and Communication

Florida ranks as one of the highest states in readmission rates in the nation. In this presentation we will gain better understanding of how we can rectify this problem and make healthcare better for all by using hospitalists, technology and better communication. Dr Krishan Nagda, Patrick Chunn and Kara Plaks, will show how proper implementation of these processes is reducing eadmission rates.

JAPhA study: 4 most common potentially preventable, medication-related readmissions categories

1. nonadherence due to patient choice: 23.8%
2. untreated condition for which medication is indicated: 13.3%
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Source: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA)

From a study by Karen L. Pellegrin, Elizabeth Lee, Reece Uyeno, Chris Ayson, and Roy Goo, entitled "Potentially preventable medication-related hospitalizations: A clinical pharmacist approach to assessment, categorization, and quality improvement."

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What's Happening on the Readmission Prevention Front? by Dr. Josh Luke

Communication and Engagement - Keys in Readmissions Reduction by Bernard Corbin

Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Readmissions Reduction by Lucille Rogers

Thought Leaders' Corner: What role does nutrition play in reducing readmissions?

Industry News with briefs regarding Vidant Health, PMD Healthcare, TripleCare, Mount Sinai Health System, Contessa Health, Abbot, GetWellNetwork.

Catching up with... Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH

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