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HL Shorts: Keys to Success in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Admissions

Analysis  |  By Christopher Cheney  
   November 13, 2025

Reducing avoidable hospital admissions decreases cost of care and improves patient experience.

In this HL Shorts video, learn about ways to reduce avoidable hospital admissions from Karyn Baum, MD, the market chief medical officer for UnityPoint Health-Meriter.

Baum became market CMO of UnityPoint Health-Meriter in September. Prior to taking on the new position, Baum served as chief transformation officer at Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health.

Click on the video below to get Baum's insights. Click here to read the accompanying HealthLeaders story.

Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders.


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