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Patricia Donovan
Voice: 732.449.4468
Fax: 732.449.4463
E-mail: pdonovan@hin.com
Web site: www.hin.com
HIN Publishes 2011 Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable Healthcare Utilization: Data to Drive Down ER Visits and Readmissions
The leading publisher of healthcare business resources announces the publication of "2011 Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable Healthcare Utilization," which takes a comprehensive look at industry activity in the reduction of hospital readmissions and ER visits.
August 3, 2011
SEA GIRT, NJ, USA —
Under intense scrutiny by CMS and private payors of consumption of healthcare resources — particularly hospitalizations, hospital readmissions and emergency room (ER) visits — many healthcare organizations have taken steps to curb avoidable utilization of services in the populations they serve.
2011 Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable Healthcare Utilization: Data to Drive Down ER Visits and Readmissions documents strategies to reduce both types of utilization, identifying current and planned progams, targeted populations, hospital discharge tasks, patient satisfaction, reimbursement models, estimated ROI, and much more, easily discerned in more than 70 easy-to-follow graphs and tables. The utilization reduction data documented in this benchmarks report are derived from two separate surveys conducted in 2010 by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, to which a total of 180 organizations responded.
Learn more about reducing avoidable healthcare utilization.
NEWS FACTS:
This 100-page guide provides actionable information on the efforts of healthcare organizations to reduce inappropriate use of hospitals and emergency departments.
Chapter 1: Performance Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable ER Visits documents trends and metrics from EDs across the country that are successfully managing ER utilization. It provides details on:
- Top populations contributing to avoidable ER use;
- 25 successful strategies healthcare organizations are using to engage primary care physicians in ER utilization efforts;
- The most effective staffing assignments to discourage inappropriate ER visits;
- Advice and lessons learned from programs at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, WellPoint and others, including a Louisiana hospital's strategy for handling psychiatric patients who present in the ER.
Chapter 2: Benchmarks in Reducing Hospital Readmissions quantifies efforts by 90 healthcare organizations to reduce avoidable readmissions in their most vulnerable and high-utilization populations. It also includes:
- Comparative 2009-over-2010 data on key activities, including the single area where efforts to reduce readmissions has doubled and the health professional to which overall responsibility for reducing readmissions has shifted.
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Strategies for reducing readmissions, managing care transitions, case management and medication review aimed at high-risk, high-cost populations and clinical conditions;
- The top tasks performed at hospital discharge to minimize the chances of a patient returning to the hospital as well as other strategies to strengthen the hospital discharge process;
- Reducing readmissions details from innovative programs such as those in place at Durham Community Health Network, The Doctors Management Company and other healthcare organizations;
and much more.
Target Audience: CEOs, medical directors, physician practice leaders, business development and strategic planning directors and consultants.
Report Formats and Availability: PDF instant download, Print or Print/PDF combination. Discounts for bulk quantity purchases of the book are available. The soft cover edition and PDF versions will be available August 16, 2011. Please contact the publisher for more information at info@hin.com.
Purchase individual copies of 2011 Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable Healthcare Utilization.
QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:
Click here for Melanie Matthews's profile.
"In this era of value-based reimbursement, healthcare organizations can't afford to ignore hospital and ED utilization metrics. This resource contains actionable data to help healthcare organizations avoid leaving reimbursement dollars on the table, elevate the level and efficiency of patient care and promote appropriate use of healthcare services."
Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.
About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
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