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Clinical Care
How a Pennsylvania Health System Slashed Readmissions 25%
The University of Pennsylvania Health System reduced hospital readmissions in one year by joining forces with a payer and using...
Clinical Care
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Increase Pediatric Readmissions
In adults, shortened length of stay has been linked to higher readmission rates for some conditions.
Clinical Care
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program's Impact Downgraded
The reduction in readmission rates is about half as large as previously reported, researchers say.
Clinical Care
Financial Penalties in Hospital Readmissions Linked to Higher Mortality
Nearly $2 billion in penalties have been imposed on hospitals since the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program began in 2012, but...
Clinical Care
U.S. News' Top-Ranked Cardio Hospitals Really Do Provide Higher Quality Care
The magazine's renowned list of 50 top-ranked hospitals for cardiovascular care outperformed 3,500 non-ranked hospitals on key metrics, but saw...
Clinical Care
10 Approaches to Reduce Readmissions for Heart Failure and COPD
Patients with both heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a high cost of care, but there are multiple...
Clinical Care
Medicare's Hospital Readmission Penalties Having Widespread Impact
National data indicates the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program is having a positive impact on patients under 65 as well as...
Clinical Care
Patient Outcomes No Better For Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals Than Peers
The study finds no association between hospital accreditation and lower mortality, and only slightly better outcomes for 30-day readmissions for...
Clinical Care
Discharges of Cardiac Surgery Patients Buck 'Weekend Effect'
Hospital admission for a serious condition over a weekend or holiday has been linked to compromised patient outcomes, but researchers...
Clinical Care
How Hospitals Can Avoid Broken Heart Syndrome Readmissions
Nearly 12% of Takotsubo Syndrome patients are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of an inpatient stay, recent research...
Clinical Care
How to Assess Risk of Syncope Readmission
Identification of syncope causes and predictors can help clinicians formulate care plans to avoid hospital readmissions.
Finance
Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties Against Safety-Net Hospitals
Penalties will total $566 million for all hospitals. But many that serve a large share of low-income patients will lose...