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Efforts to Reduce Pneumonia-Related Readmissions
Doubled in Last Year

Management of key care transitions such as the hospital discharge continues to be the primary strategy of the survey's 90 respondents for reducing avoidable rehospitalizations, with 65 percent — up slightly from 62 percent in 2009 — reporting care transition management programs. Overall, medication adherence remains the top barrier to reducing hospital readmissions. More results from the survey are available in 2010 Performance Benchmarks in Reducing Hospital Readmissions, a complimentary downloadable HIN white paper.

Download this white paper on reducing readmissions.

NEWS FACTS:

HIN’s white paper, 2010 Performance Benchmarks in Reducing Hospital Readmissions, summarizes December 2010 responses from health plans, hospitals, physician practices and others on:

• Identifying individuals at high risk for readmission;
  
  
• Role of the case manager in readmission programs;
  
  
• Greatest barrier to reducing readmissions;



• Most effective strategies for reducing readmission rates;



• Measuring the outcomes and effects of programs that target readmission;



And much more.

Download this white paper on reducing readmissions.

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

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"This year's efforts to reduce readmissions are more focused on the conditions driving rehospitalizations — most likely in response to the CMS posting of this data as well as the public payor's looming withholds for 30-day readmissions for these conditions. These results also reflect a paradigm shift in responsibility for readmissions management from the registered nurse to the healthcare case manager."

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