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	“The most commonly used discharge components employed for children with asthma were having a dedicated person providing education (76 percent), providing a spacer at discharge (67 percent) and communicating with a primary medical doctor (58 percent)." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 7, Number 9, September 2018, Industry News: "Discharge Strategies to Prevent Asthma Readmissions".
	Association of the HRRP With Mortality for Acute MI, HF, and Pneumonia JAMA, September 28, 2018
	Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties Against Safety-Net Hospitals Kaiser Health News, September 26, 2018
	Study reveals long-term care indicators for predicting hospital readmissions McKnight's Long-Term Care News, September 25, 2018
	Readmissions High When Patients Leave Hospital Against Medical Advice tctMD, September 19, 2018
	Proprietary management and higher readmission rates: A correlation PLOS One, September 18, 2018
	Assessment of Adjustment for Patient Characteristics on Readmission Rates JAMA Internal Medicine, abstract only, September 17, 2018
	Readmissions of adults following hospitalization for pneumonia PLOS One, September 13, 2018
	Telehealth helps Einstein Medical Center slash readmissions, boost VB care Healthcare IT News, September 4, 2018
	Chronic Rhinitis Significantly Associated With Early Hospital Readmission Rates The American Journal of Managed Care, September 1, 2018
	Novel Approach to Predict Hospital Readmissions Using Feature Selection Big Data Research, abstract only, September 2018
	Making Modern House Calls To Improve Patient Care HealthLeaders Media, September 7, 2018 4 Stories on Reducing Readmissions and Decreasing Average Length of Stay Cerner blog, September 4, 2018
	ASPIRE to Effectively Identify Patients at High Risk of Readmission by Amy Boutwell MD MPP The Importance of Proper Use of Home Medical Equipment in Reducing Hospital Readmissions by Peter Charvat MD, MBA, FACHE 4 Ways AbsolutCare Uses HealthlinkNY to Reduce Readmissions by HealthlinkNY Thought Leaders' Corner: What role does health literacy have in reducing preventable readmissions? Industry News with briefs regarding The Journal of Pediatrics, Capitol Home Health, VNA Philadelphia, Allure Group, Wanda, EarlySense, and Royal Philips. Catching up with... Robbie Hughes
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