Meeting
Abstract Number: 265
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospital discharge is a complex process that requires coordination from various parties. There still remains a significant rate of readmission, with a reported 30 day readmission of roughly 20% and annual cost of $18 Billion to Medicare. Patients with adequate discharge planning have a decreased readmission rate. Recent studies that demonstrated that high risk […]
Abstract Number: 333
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Preventing readmissions of patients with chronic illness can improve healthcare outcomes and decrease costs. Previously reported Medicare claims data from 2003 to 2004 showed that 19.6% of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital were readmitted within 30 days at a cost of $17.4 billion. Our 232-bed community hospital has set a goal to reduce […]