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Patient Engagement in Follow-Up Reduces Readmission Rates

According to a study from the journal Patient Experience, involving patients in care and offering explicit recovery instructions are important strategies reduce hospital readmissions. Readmission rates are a key indicator of hospital quality, and high readmissions are a heavy cost to health systems and other stakeholders. This study, therefore, examined the potential associations between patient-reported

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Eighty Percent of Georgia Hospitals Penalized for Readmission Rates

According to data from Kaiser Health News, four out of five hospitals in Georgia will be penalized by Medicare due to excessively high readmission rates. Nationwide, over 2,500 hospitals are being penalized in this fashion, which could result in payment cuts by as much as three percent. The main findings of this report are as

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Reducing Hospital Readmissions Starts with Better Collaboration

Two research studies released in early October on efforts to reduce hospital readmissions reached the same conclusion: crafting collaborative relationships with community-based caregivers to boost patient care is key in order to reduce hospital readmissions. Medicare payments for hospital readmissions cost the federal government about $26 billion annually, with more than half that expenditure linked to avoidable hospitalizations, according to