Hospital Readmissions

Dec 16 2013

Use of hospitalists appears to be associated with lower hospital readmissions, according to a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/study-hospitalist-presence-associated-with-reduced-readmissions.html?utm_source=H2RMinutes+PCMH+Dec.+10%2C+2013&utm_campaign=PCMH-AC+Minutes+12%2F10%2F13+&utm_medium=email

Dec 10 2013

According to CMS, avoidable Medicare hospital readmissions were around 18% for the first eight months of 2013, down from 19% in prior years, reflecting the possible effect of the readmissions penalty program.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20131206/NEWS/312069961/downward-trend-in-readmissions-continues-cms-says?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMWGFWdjBIRWxiNUtpQzMyWmFwNTNvWUpicWdiUk13MEUwTzQzMlRRZVlqaGlXUTY5aTJIODJ3VnE4WEE3c1ExYW50Yk96bzVOSkdZc2lEL0ZnZ0Fhc254bkVEcnVNPQ==#

Dec 02 2013

A study at Duke finds that an intervention to improve medication adherence by patients after a hospital stay did a good job at that but did not significantly affect readmissions.

http://hin.com/Healthcare_Business_Weekly_Update/2013/11/25/staying-on-medication-%20%20may-not-lower-hospital-readmissions/

Oct 30 2013

Readmission Rates and Quality

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines the link, if any, between hospital readmission rates after surgery and overall hospital quality for surgeries.

Oct 16 2013

A study published in Health Affairs indicates that hospitals with higher nursing staffing ratios had less likelihood of incurring the Medicare excess readmissions penalty.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/32/10/1740.abstract

Sep 16 2013

Expert Views on Hospital Readmissions

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The Commonwealth Fund published an Issue Brief summarizing the views of 15 experts on hospital readmissions, who analyzed current efforts to reduce avoidable readmissions.

Aug 29 2013

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A program in North Carolina which focused on high-risk Medicaid patients succeeded in reducing hospital readmissions by 20% by using more transition care.

Aug 07 2013

Current Status of CMS Hospital Readmission Penalty Program

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The Kaiser Family Foundation issues a brief report on the status of the Medicare hospital readmissions penalty program as it heads into its second year, with CMS levying significant penalties…

Jun 14 2013

ReAdmissions and Quality

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Yet another piece of research, this one published in Health Affairs, suggests that hospital readmission rates are a far from perfect, or even good, measure of hospital quality.

Jun 06 2013