ReadmissionsRx, October 25, 2011
October 25, 2011 Volume II, No. 12


  1. Yale Study Finds Large Drop In Heart Failure Hospitalizations

  2. Nursing Home Hospitalizations Often Driven by Payor Status

  3. New Chart: Who's Responsible for Reducing Readmissions?

  4. More Rehospitalization, Emergency Visits Among Substance Use Disorder Patients

  5. Mount Sinai Research: $6.7 Billion Spent on Unnecessary Treatment in One Year

  6. Q&A: How Do You Determine the Frequency of Maintenance Visits for the Frail Elderly?
    (open access until November 7.)

  7. CDC Finds Increase in ED Visits for Sports-Injured Youth

  8. HealthSounds Podcast: Evaluating CMS' Bundled Payment Initiative — Operational, Financial and Clinical Considerations

  9. Chronically Ill Seniors Utilize More Hospital, ED Care

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