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Reform in Action: How the U.S. Health Care System Can Reduce Avoidable Readmissions

February 28, 2013 | Issue Brief/Infographic

Almost one in five elderly patients released from a hospital is back within 30 days, and more than one in three are back within 90 days. Although some readmissions are part of a patient’s treatment plan, many are avoidable.

Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This issue of Legal Notes explains the Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and its implications for regional health care quality improvement collaboratives.

Reform in Action: Improving Quality in Hospitals

August 23, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic

AF4Q is working with nearly 300 hospitals in 16 communities to develop, test, implement, and spread quality improvement strategies.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Hospital Admissions

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Reform in Action: How the U.S. Health Care System Can Reduce Avoidable Readmissions

Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Reform in Action: Improving Quality in Hospitals