After hospitalization a Dartmouth Atlas report on post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries
This is the first national report to look at how effectively communities and hospitals coordinate care for some of their sickest patients-those leaving the hospital after a stay to treat an acute or chronic illness. Without high-quality care coordination, patients can bounce from home to the emergen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Lebanon, N.H.]
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
2011, September 28, 2011
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| Summary: | This is the first national report to look at how effectively communities and hospitals coordinate care for some of their sickest patients-those leaving the hospital after a stay to treat an acute or chronic illness. Without high-quality care coordination, patients can bounce from home to the emergency room and back into the hospital, sometimes repeatedly. Hospital readmission rates are increasingly seen as markers of local health care systems' ability to coordinate care for patients across the full continuum of care settings: hospitals, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, clinician offices, hospice and home. Better care coordination promises to reduce readmission rates and improve patients' lives while reducing costs |
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| Item Description: | "A report of the Dartmouth Atlas Project." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (52 pages) illustrations |