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ATS: Six areas that need improvement to reduce hospital readmissions
Submitted By Charlene Ice, Created 02/09/2019 - 11:06
- Communication problems.
- Complicating factors, including social determinants of health.
- Implementation issues.
- Lack of rigorous evaluation.
- Adjusting metrics for quality.
- Flagging high-risk patients.
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care, February 8, 2019
Source URL: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/copd-workshop-finds-deficienci...
Notes: based on an article entitled, "Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospital Readmissions. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report," by Valerie G. Press, David H. Au, Jean Bourbeau, Mark T. Dransfield, Andrea S. Gershon, Jerry A. Krishnan, Richard A. Mularski, Frank C. Sciurba, Jamie Sullivan, and Laura C. Feemster in the February 2019 issue of Annals of the American Thoracic Society.