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A collection of success stories on care coordination and readmissions from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.
March 5, 2013
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.
February 26, 2013
Oregon Health and Science University cut readmissions for heart failure patients by 11 percent over an 18-month period through improved patient education.
February 26, 2013
Since implementing a Care Advocate position, Marymount Hospital has steadily maintained 100 percent compliance with core measures for heart failure care and reduced its heart failure readmission rate by 26 percent.
February 15, 2013
Redington-Fairview General Hospital provided at least 95 percent of HF patients with all the recommended procedures and assessments in the Measure of Ideal Care bundle for 13 out of 15 months during the initiative.
February 11, 2013 | News Release
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that hospitals and their community allies made little progress from 2008 to 2010 at reducing hospital readmissions for elderly patients.
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.
February 5, 2013 | News Release
Five innovative programs are the winners of the Transitions to Better Care video contest, showcasing stories of how care teams and patients have improved care transitions out of the hospital and reduced avoidable hospital readmissions.
January 31, 2013 | News Release
Care About Your Care is a national conversation highlighting efforts to improve care transitions, reduce hospital readmissions, and lift overall quality of care.
January 30, 2013 | News Release
Avoidable hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County, Ohio—one of RWJF’s Aligning Forces for Quality communities—fell by nearly 3,000 for patients with common cardiovascular conditions, saving more than $20 million in health care costs.