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ReadmissionsRx: New HIN E-Newsletter Delivers Strategies to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions

ReadmissionsRx, a new free e-newsletter from the Healthcare Intelligence Network, is designed to guide healthcare organizations in the reduction of avoidable hospitalizations.

• Overview: The monthly ReadmissionsRx e-newsletter is designed to slow the revolving door of readmissions by helping organizations to identify those most at-risk for rehospitalization and reduce the likelihood they'll return to the hospital.Every issue of ReadmissionsRx will also deliver strategies and resources to better prepare hospitals and physician organizations to meet quality and performance demands of payors and patients in this arena.
  
  
• Background: HIN launched ReadmissionsRx in response to increased requests from healthcare organizations for strategies to reduce the exorbitant costs of unnecessary hospitalizations as well as an increasing reluctance on the part of payors to reimburse providers for hospitalization they deemed unnecessary, explains Melanie Matthews, HIN executive vice president and chief operating officer.
  
  
• Content: Each issue will deliver strategies to reduce hospital readmissions that encompass care plan development, case management, care transitions, pre- and post discharge planning, medication reconciliation and much more — with a special focus on reducing rehospitalizations among the Medicare population. Each month will feature a mix of news stories, podcasts, trends and studies, interviews with industry thought leaders and related resources.
  
  
• Target Audience: The ReadmissionsRx e-newsletter is geared toward presidents/CEOs, CFOs, chief operating officers, vice presidents, medical directors, reimbursement executives, analysts, business development executives, consultants, directors, executive directors, financial/business managers, strategic planning executives and anyone charged with developing clinical or administrative programs to reduce readmissions.
  
  
• E-Newsletter Format: The ReadmissionsRx e-newsletter is delivered to subscribers' e-mail inboxes on the fourth Tuesday of every month. It joins a family of HIN e-newsletters that are published on topics of interest to healthcare executives, including the patient-centered medical home, health coaching, disease management and others. Learn how to sign up for a free subscription to ReadmissionsRx.

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

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"The critical goal of reducing costly and unnecessary rehospitalizations at the heart of many healthcare initiatives today — from health coaching to medication management to more closely monitoring patients as they move from one healthcare site to another. In light of increased standards from public and private payors and consumers, healthcare organizations need to take a hard look at hospital readmission rates and implement programs to reduce these rates. Efforts in this area also have the added benefit of improving the quality and efficiency of care delivery, which results in greater patient and member satisfaction levels."

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