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What Works in Readmissions Reduction: How Hospitals Improve Performance.

TitleWhat Works in Readmissions Reduction: How Hospitals Improve Performance.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsBrewster, Amanda L., Emily J. Cherlin, Chima D. Ndumele, Diane Collins, James F. Burgess, Martin P. Charns, Elizabeth H. Bradley, and Leslie A. Curry
JournalMedical care
Date Published2016 Apr 5
ISSN1537-1948
AbstractHospitals across the United States are pursuing strategies to reduce avoidable readmissions but the evidence on how best to accomplish this goal is mixed, with no specific clinical practice shown to reduce readmissions consistently. Changes to hospital organizational practices, a key component of context, also may be critical to improving performance on readmissions, but this has not been studied.
DOI10.1097/MLR.0000000000000530
Alternate JournalMed Care

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