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Study: Patient risk factors key driver of readmissions in minority-serving hospitals
Patient-related risk factors appear to be the primary driver of readmissions in hospitals serving a higher proportion of minority patients, according to a study published
Study: Voluntary value-based reforms associated with greater readmissions reductions
Hospitals participating in certain voluntary valued-based reforms have reduced their readmissions more than hospitals participating in only the mandatory Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, ac
Study looks at hospital readmissions program trends
Average readmissions penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program doubled in the first five years of the program, from 0.29% in 2013 to 0.6% in 2017, according to a
Study: Interventions to reduce readmissions working; cost savings vary
Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they don’t always save money, according to a
Top-performing CMS project touted for curbing 30-day readmissions
Sun Health in Surprise, Ariz., knows what it takes to prevent Medicare patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of discharge.
The Hospital Bill: State of Play
This week, the long-anticipated Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R.5273) was introduced by House Ways and Means Committee C
Hospital Leaders on the Hill
Today, hundreds of hospital leaders are reaching out to their members of Congress to talk about the challenges facing their patients and communities.
Continuing the Patient Safety Journey
As the new president and CEO of AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), I am thrilled that HRET has been selected as one of 16 national, regional or state hospital associations, Quality I
Progress to Celebrate
Saving an estimated 50,000 lives and $12 billion in health care costs is something to celebrate. Congratulations to the 3,700 acute-care hospitals that have participated in one of the Hospital Eng