Readmission reduction – Part 1
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
The value of reducing readmissions to the hospital has been well-established: lowering health care costs, eliminating wasted resources, improving quality and increasing patient satisfaction. However, organizations still wrestle with the causes for readmissions, whether it is poor care coordination or poor patient follow-up after discharge. This next two-part series will examine why readmissions occur and what organizations can do to improve on them. Guest speaker: Tod Baker, BS Principal Operations and Quality Vizient Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Show Notes: [01:11] Defining readmissions [01:48] Issues resulting from readmissions [02:17] Misaligned incentives and compartmentalization [03:27] New energy for reducing readmissions [04:46] Getting started [05:49] Effective risk-stratification [07:13] Impact of social issues Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Tod Baker’s contact email: [email protected] Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care (AHRQ) Click here Vizient’s Clinical Data Base (CDB) and readmissions Click here CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Click here Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP, presents six videos on Multi-visit Patients (MVPs) and readmissions Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed
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