Safety-Net Hospitals’ Readmissions Challenge
The March edition of the journal Health Affairs offers a [...]
Socio-Economic Factors Again Tied to Hospital Readmissions
Another study has linked socio-economic factors to increased hospital readmissions. [...]
Hospitals Failing to Prevent Avoidable Readmissions
Hospitals continue to fail to prevent many avoidable readmissions, a [...]
IOM Weighs in on Social Determinants Training
If patients’ symptoms and conditions are the product of who [...]
New Study Links Health, Housing
Low-income people with affordable housing are healthier than those who [...]
Cutting ER Visits: Harder Than Expected
The first two years of major expansion of access to [...]
Report on Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payments
As Medicare continues to move toward making provider payments based [...]
CMS Demonstration to Tie Medical, Service Needs
A new federal demonstration program will attempt to help low-income [...]
MedPAC Recommends Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment of Medicare Advantage Star Ratings
The agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues has [...]
CMS Proposal Would Mandate Hospital Discharge Planning
Hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid would be required [...]
