Curing Hospital Readmissions

As Penalties Loom, Learn the Strategies of Real-Time Monitoring and Early Interventions

Continuing Education: This program does not carry continuing education credits. 


About the Webinar

According to the MedPack Report of 2010, savings from preventable readmissions could be considerable. About 18 percent of Medicare hospital admissions result in readmissions within 30 days of discharge, accounting for $15 billion in spending. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimates that up to 76 percent of these readmissions are preventable.

The topic conditions for readmissions include:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Asthma

Multiple factors contribute to avoidable hospital readmissions. These can range from poor quality care or poor transitions between different providers and care settings. Likewise, such readmissions may occur if patients are discharged from hospitals or other healthcare settings prematurely, are discharged to inappropriate settings, or do not receive adequate information or resources to ensure continued progression. A lack of system factors, such as coordinated care and seamless communication and information exchange between inpatient and outpatient providers, can also lead to unplanned readmissions. With the looming financial penalty for avoidable readmissions, leaders are searching for ways to manage this patient-centered problem. Health ystems who are able to coordinate care and change the patterns of readmissions can be part of the work to improve the quality of care and reduce the nation’s healthcare costs. To meet this challenge, hospital care management departments are working to find innovative ways to identify patients at risk and put into place strategies to change the trend.
 

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