4 ways hospitals can prevent readmissions

by Zack Budryk, FierceHealthcare
Reducing readmissions has long been a key priority for hospitals, and now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun levying penalties for readmissions, it's more important than ever. In the first round of penalties, nearly 300 hospitals were penalized 1 percent of their base Medicare payments, the maximum fine, and two-thirds of U.S. hospitals will see payment reductions in the coming year.
FierceHealthcare talked to experts in the field to get their thoughts on the four best strategies to reduce patient readmission. To hear what they had to say, click here and read the full special report.

Source: hospital impact - October 23, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: Wendy Johnson Source Type: blogs