A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...

June 8th, 2015
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Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

June 4th, 2015
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The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

June 3rd, 2015
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To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

June 2nd, 2015
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Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

April 16th, 2015
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The project began with a focus on CHF readmissions. As the multidisciplinary team saw decreases i...

April 3rd, 2015
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Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer...

February 5th, 2015
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Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill., improved readmission rates for heart failure patien...

October 10th, 2014
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A gap analysis was conducted. Key themes emerged in this analysis such as inadequate preparation ...

June 4th, 2014
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Improving care after discharge translates to decreased readmissions. Marshall Medical Center, a 1...

May 19th, 2014
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A “simple” complex plan is reducing readmissions at Wythe County Community Hospital, a 100-bed fa...

November 25th, 2013
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The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

September 16th, 2013
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Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typic...

April 8th, 2013
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Good Samaritan Regional Health Center’s medical unit required four hours, 18 minutes to discharge...

March 6th, 2013
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Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

January 1st, 2013

Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital...

October 10th, 2012
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By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...

September 24th, 2012
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Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...

August 1st, 2012
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A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report to Congress highlighted the financial enormity of t...

February 1st, 2012
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Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are cli...

February 1st, 2012
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