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Preventing Readmissions and A Novel Approach to Surgical Site ComplicationsPresented by Travis Engelbert, MD at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Key points include: general concepts of policy guiding hospital readmissions research; main sources of early readmissions in vascular surgery patients; phases of patient care associated with readmission; and valid methods for reducing early hospital readmission rates illness. |
What Readmissions Stakeholders Think is Needed to Motivate Providers to do a Better Job at Preventing Unnecessary Readmissions
1 . Financial penalties combined with incentive
programs/assistance - 47.4%
2. Financial penalties only - 2.6%
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Source: MCOL Readmissions ePoll
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