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Well-informed patients help cut readmissions, costs
Informing patients not only helps patients, it can translate into dollars for hospitals. A new study by Harvard University indicates providing patients with more information about their conditions
Lawmakers in a hurry to test house call comeback
Under the new health reform law, a demonstration project called Independence at Home seeks to test whether house calls represent a viable way to keep elderly patients healthy and cut down on costly
Can old-fashioned physician house-calls save money?
At least in one Virginia city, it's looking like an old-fashioned practice is offering the very modern benefit of providing quality care at lower costs. In Richmond, a program putting a team of
Bill aims to cut hospital readmission rates
A Senator from Colorado has introduced a bill intended to cut down on hospital readmission rates by improving after-hospitalization care and follow-up Medicare patients receive. The Medicare Care
One in five Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals within 30 days
Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals cost an estimated $17.4 billion in 2004, several years before a legion of aging baby boomers will become eligible for the entitlement. Better planning for
