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CDC updates discharge planning guidance for hospitalized EVALI patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its discharge planning guidance for clinicians treating patients hospitalized with suspected vaping-associated lung injury.
Study: Camden model does not appear to reduce readmission rates
A program created by the Camden (N.J.) Coalition of Healthcare Providers to coordinate outpatient care and social services for patients with complex medical and social needs after discharge from the hospital does not significantly reduce readmission rates, according to a randomized, controlled trial reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Study: Readmissions penalties shift when adjusted for social risk factor
Readmissions penalties for hospitals with the greatest share of dually eligible beneficiaries could fall by an estimated $22.4 million in fiscal year 2019, while penalties for hospitals with the least share of dually eligible patients could rise by $12.3 million.
Report Highlights Hospital Quality Improvement Gains
Unplanned hospital readmissions fell by 70,000 for Medicare Part C patients between 2011 and 2015, avoiding more than $1 billion in health care costs.
CMS to Host Webinar April 18 on 30-Day Readmission Measure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 18 will host a webinar on the hybrid hospital-wide 30-day readmission measure that hospitals may voluntarily report in calendar year 2018 for the hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program.
Firefighters help hospital prevent readmissions
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes the many
Studies look at surgical readmissions, outcomes in quality improvement program
Nearly all unplanned readmissions after surgery are associated with new postoperative complications that surface after discharge, according to a
Readmissions Facts
Readmissions are falling fast thanks to the hard work of America’s hospitals to improve care, provide better discharge instructions to patients and partner with patients and others in their communi
AHASTAT blog reviews hospital readmissions facts
In an AHASTAT blog post today, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a recent Wall Street Journal
CMS issues guide to preventing hospital readmissions among diverse Medicare patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health today issued a