Hospital Focuses on Community Engagement to Help Reduce Readmissions
April 8, 2013 | Story
Methodist South Hospital formed a multidisciplinary in-hospital team to develop interventions targeted at reducing the hospital’s readmissions rate.
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Readmission Rates Tell Only Part of the Story
January 22, 2013 | Story
Study by RWJF Clinical Scholars finds many patients visit emergency departments after discharge, revealing possible flaw in the way new federal incentive programs assess hospital care.
Recent Research About Nursing, January 2013
January 10, 2013 | Story
Phone calls from nurses reduce readmissions.
RWJF Scholar Named a MacArthur 'Genius'
October 2, 2012 | Story
Geriatrician Eric Coleman Credits RWJF Clinical Scholars Program's Focus on Becoming a 'Change Agent'
Post-Visit Patient Contact Improves Patient Satisfaction
April 8, 2013 | Story
Contacting patients the day after an ED visit has helped Edward Hospital & Health Services consistently achieve 95 – 99 percent Press Ganey satisfaction scores, reduce the risk of negative outcomes following discharge, and collect patient data.
Smoothing the Transition From Hospital to Community for Older Adults in Jacksonville, Fla.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Mark LeMaire led a community partnership in Jacksonville, Fla., that placed elder care advocates in area hospitals to help discharged patients transition back to the community. The hospitals have since incorporated the program into their operations.