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Clinical Care
What's Really Driving 30-day Readmission Declines?
A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions.
Clinical Care
New Round of Medicare Readmission Penalties Hits 2,583 Hospitals
Of the 3,129 general hospitals evaluated in the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, 83% received a penalty.
Clinical Care
Frailty Tied to Greater Risk of Readmissions
Also associated with short-term mortality in Medicare patients with pneumonia, heart problems.
Clinical Care
Have Readmissions Penalties Jumped the Shark?
New research suggests that CMS may no longer be able to squeeze any significant savings from its Hospital Readmissions Reduction...
Clinical Care
Clinician Visits at SNFs Linked to Readmission and Mortality Rates
New research indicates incentives for clinician assessments of hospital-discharged skilled nursing facility patients should be strengthened.
Clinical Care
In-Hospital Delirium Predictive of Readmission, Discharge to Postacute Facilities, ER Visits
New research shows that in-hospital delirium patients are vulnerable during the early posthospitalization period.
Clinical Care
Health Systems and Hospitals in Pursuit of High Reliability
Cleveland Clinic is achieving multiple benefits at the health system by creating a high-reliability culture.
Clinical Care
Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab
Home-based recovery appears to be best if the procedure is elective, friends and family are available to help and someone...
Clinical Care
Postacute Care Location Matters for Readmissions
After adjusting for proximity to a home healthcare agency versus an SNF, the difference was a 5.6-percentage point greater rate...
Clinical Care
Readmissions Higher With Home Care Compared to SNF Care
The treatment intensity and 24-hour monitoring at skilled nursing facilities could drive lower readmission rates compared to home care.
Innovation
Pilot Tests Home-Based Urgent Care for Seniors
A model being tested in Arizona aims to reduce ED visits and readmissions while lowering the cost of care.
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...