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Keith Loria: 9 Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 15:33
- Encourage patients to follow up with their primary care doctors within one week of discharge
- Focus on health literacy
- Use a prediction tool
- Extend your reach outside the hospital
- Use outside resources
- Get pharmacists involved
- Make it personal with patient education
- Consider all the patient’s needs
- 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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