Meeting
Abstract Number: 257
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: According to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, about 75% of hospital readmissions are potentially preventable, representing an estimated $12 billion in Medicare spending. Prompt follow-up of hospital patients before primary care and subspecialist appointment may decrease readmissions.Methods: This is a prospective single-site cohort study.We developed a Transitional Medical Clinic (TMC) at Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo, CA) to […]
Abstract Number: 415
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Studies have shown about 2 million patients are readmitted to hospitals nationwide yearly. Data from the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) estimate the annual cost of readmissions of Medicare patients amounts to billions of dollars annually; about half this cost may be preventable. Hospitals are working to create programs to decrease readmission […]