• Corpus ID: 16655283

Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries , 2005

@inproceedings{Minott2008ReadmissionRF,
  title={Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries , 2005},
  author={Jenny Minott},
  year={2008}
}

• Jenny Minott
• Published 2008
• Medicine, Political Science

2 Introduction For most patients who leave the hospital, the last thing they want is to return anytime soon. Yet, many Medicare patients discharged from an inpatient stay find themselves back in the hospital within 30 days. Some of these readmissions are planned, and others may be part of the natural course of treatment for specific conditions; but, increasingly, some hospital readmissions are being thought of as avoidable and as " indicators of poor care or missed opportunities to better coordinate care. " 1 On January 25, 2008, AcademyHealth held a one-day invitational meeting, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, to discuss hospital readmission trends, identify best practices for preventing readmissions, and examine potential policy levers that could be used to reduce readmissions. Attending the meeting were key thought leaders, including researchers, providers, health plan representatives, and public policymakers, including individuals from government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); private quality improvement organizations such as the National Quality Forum (NQF), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Joint Commission, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); health care policy centers such as the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute; and provider representatives, including hospital and home health care administrators, physicians, and nurses. This report summarizes the information presented and issues discussed during that meeting.