Readmissions Bulletin
Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News                      October 2017
2017 Accountable Care Web Summit
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  "Hospitals with higher nurse staffing are less likely to be penalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for excessive readmission rates than similar hospitals with lower nurse staffing ratios. According to some studies, each additional nurse hour per patient day was associated with 10 percent lower odds of receiving penalties under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.”
- Adina Burgad, PhD, MSN, CNM, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing.

 
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  "Studies have found that 40-50 percent of readmissions were related to psychosocial problems and a lack of community support resources."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 6, Number 10, October 2017, "How Social Determinants Impact Hospital Readmissions," by Lawrence Troutman, MD, MPH.
 
 
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Role of Pharmacists in Preventing Heart Failure Readmissions

This is an encore presentation of a session delivered at the 2017 Heart Failure Society of American meeting in Dallas, TX. The presentation focuses on the role of pharmacists in preventing heart failure readmissions.

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Crystal Jo: 5 Empowering Strategies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions

1. Partner with a home care provider.
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