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	“Patients with CKD [chronic kidney disease], and ESRD [end-stage renal disease] experienced rehospitalization at rates of 21.4 percent and 35.2 percent, as compared to only 15.4 percent for older Medicare beneficiaries without a diagnosis of kidney disease. ESRD patients, on average, are admitted twice a year, and more than one-third face rehospitalization within 30 days following discharge." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 7, Number 8, August 2018, ThoughtLeaders' Corner: Carmen A. Peralta, MD, MAS, Chief Medical Officer, Cricket Health.
	Timing and Causes of Common Pediatric Readmissions The Journal of Pediatrics via Science Direct, abstract only, September 2018
	This Simple Tool Predicts Readmission Risk for Heart Attack Patients HealthLeaders Media, August 29, 2018
	Differential Impact of Hospital Factors on Medicare Readmission Penalties Health Services Research, abstract only, August 27, 2018
	Too many hospital readmissions Becker's Hospital Review, August 27, 2018
	The Financial Impact of an Avoided Readmission for Hospitals Under MHRRP Medical Care Research and Review, abstract only, August 24, 2018
	Does a Reduction in Readmissions Result in Net Savings for Most Hospitals? Medical Care Research and Review, abstract only, August 24, 2018
	ED tech and process changes help hospital reduce readmissions by 25% Healthcare IT News, August 23, 2018
	Intensive transition intervention failed to reduce readmissions of high-risk ACP Hospitalist, August 22, 2018
	Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates with Pharmacist Involvement Managed Healthcare Connect, August 21, 2018
	Estimates for US 30-Day Readmission Among Patients With Strokes JAMA Network Open, August 17, 2018
	A Predictive Model for Readmissions Among Medicare Patients Population Health Management, abstract only, August 1, 2018
	Effect of Readmission Reduction on Patients at Low, Medium & High Risk Journal of Hospital Medicine, abstract only, August 2018
	Greater Reductions in Readmission Rates by Urban Hospitals in MSSP Medical Care, abstract only, August 2018
	Improving outcomes and reducing readmissions   McKnight's Long-Term Care News, August 29, 2018 Larger Practices Spend More on, Have Higher Readmission Rates for Medicare   In Focus Blog/AJMC, August 7, 2018 The Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even Worse. The New York Times, August 3, 2018
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