Guide to Reducing Medicare Readmissions

Guide to Reducing Medicare Readmissions

Dear Healthcare Executive,

Reimbursement models shaped by the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act reward the reduction of fragmented care and unwarranted
utilization. Much avoidable use of healthcare services is attributed
to Medicare beneficiaries.

Guide to Health Risk Assessment and Stratification The Guide to Reducing Medicare Readmissions,
Vol. II
examines innovative interventions to reduce
preventable admissions, rehospitalizations and ER
visits by high-utilizing Medicare beneficiaries. This
guide looks at four multidisciplinary collaborative
interventions aimed at key factors fueling readmissions
in this population — and that support an accountable
care vision.

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The profiled programs are designed to shore up the critical patient
handoffs of hospital-to-home and hospital-to-skilled nursing facility
(SNF); identify functional decline in the elderly (a harbinger of
high utilization); and enlist the help of community pharmacists in
improving medication adherence. They are the result of innovation
by HealthCare Partners Medical Group, Fallon Community Health Plan,
Summa Health System, Highmark, University of Pittsburgh School
of Pharmacy and Rite Aid pharmacies.

This guide also provides a complete set of 2011 benchmarks in
reducing readmissions from nearly 100 healthcare organizations.

Chapter 1: 2011 Benchmarks in Reducing Readmissions
Chapter 2: Identifying Functional Decline
Chapter 3: Improving SNF-Hospital Handoffs
Chapter 4: Multidisciplinary Post-Discharge Support
Chapter 5: Improving Medication Adherence
Chapter 6: Q&A

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