readmissions

In a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, pairing community health workers with hospital inpatients reduced readmissions nearly 50%.

Use of innovative technology also reduced hospital admissions, as well as ER and outpatient visits.

The more physical and occupational therapy visits pneumonia patients receive while hospitalized, the lower the risk of readmission or death,...

The Chicago medical center has figured out how to get 80% of patients to answer automated calls after discharge, and...

Research suggests that these new disabilities can lead to readmissions, placement in a nursing home, and continued declines in patients'...

Hospitals recognized for high-quality cardiac care are more likely to be penalized under value-based programs than other hospitals.

A recent New England Journal of Medicine study is "not an indictment against all care management and care coordination programs,"...

One of the efforts to improve patient experience at UnityPoint Health is the launch of LGBTQ-friendly clinics.

A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions.

Of the 3,129 general hospitals evaluated in the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, 83% received a penalty.

Also associated with short-term mortality in Medicare patients with pneumonia, heart problems.

New research suggests that CMS may no longer be able to squeeze any significant savings from its Hospital Readmissions Reduction...