News Report | April 15, 2018
Enhanced Care Coordination Key To Low Readmission Rates
Enhanced care coordination may be the key to low hospital readmission rates. The readmission rate for Pioneer accountable care geriatricians who provide enhanced care coordination was 3.1% lower than the 14.1% overall readmission rate for congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia.
These findings were reported in “Thirty-Day Readmissions: Relationship to Physician Attending Type and Social Connectedness” by Carey C. Thomson, M.D., MPH; Nathalie Bloch, M.D., MPA; Tafadzwa Muguwe, M.D., MS; Kendell Clement, Ph.D.; Shani Legore, BA; Orissa Viza, MSW, MPH; Joanne Kerwin, Ph.D.; and Valerie E. Stone . . .