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Karen Ignagni Discusses Medicare's Hospital Readmission PenaltiesKaren Ignagni, President and Chief
Executive Officer, AHIP, feels Medicare is right to take on the
challenge of hospital readmissions. Ms. Ignagni also discusses
how the Medicare Advantage plans have done a better job with
traditional fee-for-services programs and tackling high hospital
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Howard Gleckman: How Nursing Homes Can Cut Hospital Readmissions
1 . Increasing staff and improving training for
nurses and aides to help them identify and treat situations that can
lead to hospitalizations.
2. Working with primary care doctors to encourage them to allow
the nursing facility to treat many acute episodes rather than ordering
patients back to the hospital.
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Source: Forbes
Source URL:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2012/09/12/how-nursing-homes-can-cut-hospital-readmissions/
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