ReadmissionsRx, November 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 Volume II, No. 14


  1. Aetna, Health Quality Partners See Fewer Hospital Admissions With Care Management Program

  2. Discharge, Transitional Processes May Lower 30-day Readmission Rates

  3. New Table: 9 Responsibilities of an Embedded Case Manager

  4. Hospital Readmissions After Colon Surgery Common, Costly

  5. ACO Final Rule Accompanied by Advance Payments for Care Coordination Tools

  6. Q&A: How Are Patients Selected for Intensive Post-discharge Support?
    (Open access until December 12.)

  7. Can a Nurse Practitioner Reduce Unnecessary ED Visits?

  8. HealthSounds Podcast: Fifth Annual Medical Home Benchmarks — PCMH Stepping Stone to ACO

  9. Top U.S. Hospitals Show Improvement in Readmissions, Length of Stays

Missed the last issue? View it here.

Share these headlines on:

Take this month's e-survey: Healthcare Trends for 2012

Interested in all open surveys? Review them here.

Download new market research: 2010 Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions Across Sites

To receive daily updates from Twitter, follow us at: http://twitter.com/ReadmissionsRx.

© 2011 ReadmissionsRx by Healthcare Intelligence Network.
Editor: Jessica Papay, jpapay@hin.com;
Publisher: Melanie Matthews, mmatthews@hin.com

Editorial Offices: 800 State Highway 71, Suite 2, Sea Girt, NJ 08750,
(732) 449-4468, Fax (732) 449-4463; e-mail info@hin.com, Web site www.hin.com.

 

Join our Online Communities:

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

You Might Be Interested In:

Guide to Reducing Readmissions, Vol. I

Guide to Reducing Readmissions, Vol. I examines eight top tactics that healthcare organizations are using to reduce readmissions, according to responses to HIN's 2010 Reducing Readmissions survey. Learn how early adopters are utilizing these tactics to empower patients and improve the quality of healthcare delivery. Order your instant PDF download or print copy today.

Featured Webinar Replay:

Healthcare Performance Improvement: Exceeding Core Measure Targets

Excerpt from presentation by Dr. Steve Berkowitz, president of SMB Health Consulting:

"What do we need to do to get perfect performance in each [measure]? First of all, recognize the importance of rapid identification of the core-measured patient. We are no longer in a position where we can miss a few and not worry about it. We need to identify every core-measured patient as soon as we can." Watch the webinar today or order a training DVD or CD-ROM.