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Patricia Donovan
Voice: 732.528.4468
Fax: 732.292.3073
E-mail: pdonovan@hin.com
Web site: www.hin.com
Aligning Reimbursement to Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
December 2, 2009 Webinar
Learn how healthcare organizations can use programs, payments and incentives to influence hospital readmission rates during the December 2, 2009 webinar, "Aligning Reimbursement to Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions."
November 12, 2009
MANASQUAN, NJ, USA —
Aetna's national medical director for Medicare and the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) will share their organizations' current and planned initiatives to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions during "Aligning Reimbursement To Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions," a 60-minute webinar on December 2, 2009 at 1:30 Eastern sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network.
An AHQR report published earlier this year found that in 2006, 4.4 million hospital admissions (both initial admissions and readmissions) costing $30.8 billion could have been avoided. This webinar will examine how healthcare organizations can implement tactics to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, including the alignment of financial incentives.
Learn more about aligning reimbursement to reduce hospital readmissions.
NEWS FACTS:
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Scheduled Speakers: Dr. Randall Krakauer, national medical director, Medicare, at Aetna, and Dianne Feeney, B.S.N., M.S., associate director of quality initiatives for the Maryland HSCRC
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Conference Focus: The strategic planning and analytics behind the structure that Maryland is putting into place to incent hospitals to improve readmission rates on a risk-adjusted basis; the infrastructure needed to improve hospital readmission rates; critical components to analyze hospital readmission rates; importance of medical management in the Medicare Advantage population to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions;
relationship between medical management and revenue in the Medicare Advantage market; and how to get hospitals on board with a program to reduce readmission rates.
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Webinar Formats: 60-minute live webinar on December 2, 2009, including Q&A; “On-Demand” rebroadcast available December 4, 2009; 60-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available December 23, 2009. Participants may add a DVD or CD to their live session registration to share with colleagues. Learn more about aligning reimbursement to reduce hospital readmissions.
QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:
Click here for Melanie Matthews's profile.
"Recent actions by payors as well as the healthcare reform bill passed last week in the House of Representatives support programs that reduce potentially preventable hospital admissions, including realignment of payments to hospitals based on readmission rates. Payors and providers will benefit from the strategies shared by these two organizations that are significantly reducing the number of preventable readmissions."
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) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
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