Preventability of 30-Day Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients Before and After a Quality Improvement Initiative

In conclusion, this study found a percentage of preventable readmissions similar to the actual 28% reduction in readmissions after a QI program was launched. Preventable readmissions were less common after the QI program was in place.

Source: American Journal of Medical Quality - May 9, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Ryan, J., Andrews, R., Barry, M. B., Kang, S., Iskandar, A., Mehla, P., Ganeshan, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research