While 94 percent of clinicians feel it is imperative to reduce readmissions, 71 percent say their organization’s current procedures for preventing readmissions among high-risk patients are only somewhat or not effective, according to a study by the Society of Hospital Medicine and QuantiaMD.
The study, which surveyed 1,013 clinicians, also revealed 54 percent believing their organization did not offer training and educational opportunities adequately focused on readmission reduction. Respondents said they would like more training on post-discharge follow-up care, condition-specific interventions and discharge communication.
The clinicians surveyed most frequently treated patients with heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, coronary artery disease and psychiatric illness — conditions commonly associated with hospital readmissions.
Read the study’s news release on clinicians and readmissions.
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– Satisfaction Trumps Performance Measures in Lower Readmissions
– Pediatric Readmissions Driven by Small Cohort, Study Says
– Studies Find Proactive Interventions Reduce Hospital Admissions, Readmissions
