Keith Loria: 9 Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

1. Encourage patients to follow up with their primary care doctors within one week of discharge
2. Focus on health literacy
3. Use a prediction tool
4. Extend your reach outside the hospital
5. Use outside resources
6. Get pharmacists involved
7. Make it personal with patient education
8. Consider all the patient’s needs
9. Consider the history, including disease trajectory, patient behavior and socioeconomic barriers

Source: Managed Healthcare Executive, September 6, 2018
Source URL: http://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/mhe-articles/nine-...

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