Preventing Hospital Readmissions: The First Test Case for Continuity of Care

Author:

Jane Metzger

Work on reducing hospital readmissions started with a focus on a better discharge process and has evolved to include more care and support to patients following discharge. Although there is no magic bullet model that every hospital can implement to minimize readmissions, research, combined with the approaches in hospitals with a track record of reducing readmissions, has identified key elements and a set of promising interventions.

The next phase of work will be to achieve a formal connection with organized care management for every patient covered by this type of program.

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