Hospital Readmissions : Complexities, Reduction Efforts & Analyses of Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Stephan R Cox

ISBN 10: 1624172830 / ISBN 13: 9781624172830

Published by Nova Science Publishers Inc Mär 2013, 2013

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Neuware - Nearly 20% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over who were admitted to a hospital in 2005 were readmitted within 30 days following their initial discharge. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimated that these readmissions cost the Medicare program as much as $15 billion per year and that perhaps as much as two-thirds of these readmissions may be preventable. This book provides an overview on the subject of hospital readmissions with a focus on the complexities, reduction efforts and analyses of hospital-acquired conditions. Hospital readmissions are associated with a number of factors and are not necessarily attributable to problems with the quality of patient care, but strong evidence indicates specific interventions to better manage care transitions at the time of hospital discharge could reduce readmissions for certain conditions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hospital Readmissions : Complexities, Reduction Efforts & Analyses of Hospital-Acquired Conditions
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Mär 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624172830
• ISBN 13: 9781624172830
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 155H x 14D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 346 grams

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Synopsis

Nearly 20% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over who were admitted to a hospital in 2005 were readmitted within 30 days following their initial discharge. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimated that these readmissions cost the Medicare program as much as $15 billion per year and that perhaps as much as two-thirds of these readmissions may be preventable. This book provides an overview on the subject of hospital readmissions with a focus on the complexities, reduction efforts and analyses of hospital-acquired conditions. Hospital readmissions are associated with a number of factors and are not necessarily attributable to problems with the quality of patient care, but strong evidence indicates specific interventions to better manage care transitions at the time of hospital discharge could reduce readmissions for certain conditions.