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- noun Plural form of
readmission .
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Examples
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Rates of preventable diseases, hospitalizations, complications and readmissions vary greatly among health-care providers.
More Transparency, Better Health Care George Shultz 2011
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WellPoint said the changes helped reduce preventable readmissions for the insurer by 8% a year for some enrollees.
WellPoint Shakes Up Hospital Payments Janet Adamy 2011
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Even more troubling is the possibility that three-quarters of those readmissions might have been prevented, as estimated in a 2007 report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MedPAC, an independent agency that advises Congress.
Hospitals aim to reduce the number of patients readmitted after discharge 2011
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Research by his group found that Medicare Advantage, a privatized form of the program, reduced emergency room visits by 24% and hospital readmissions by 39%.
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Hospital readmissions aren't only bad for patients' health, they're expensive.
Hospitals aim to reduce the number of patients readmitted after discharge 2011
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MedPAC estimated that in 2005 readmissions cost the Medicare program $15 billion, $12 billion of which could have been avoided.
Hospitals aim to reduce the number of patients readmitted after discharge 2011
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Better nurse staffing and work environments are linked to fewer hospital readmissions, hospital-acquired infections and bedsores, experts say.
Washington Hospital Center nurses' labor dispute reflects tensions across U.S. Lena H. Sun 2010
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The change takes effect in October 2012, and includes readmissions for heart failure, heart attacks and pneumonia within 30 days of a previous stay.
Better-informed patients can help cut costs, study shows 2011
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A growing number of hospitals and health systems are already working on the readmissions problem with support from nonprofit groups and foundations.
Hospitals aim to reduce the number of patients readmitted after discharge 2011
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Research by his group found that Medicare Advantage, a privatized form of the program, reduced emergency room visits by 24% and hospital readmissions by 39%.
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