Reducing Rehospitalizations: New Initiative Addresses Readmissions as a Community Problem

Being discharged from the hospital is something most patients eagerly anticipate, but many patients find themselves back in the hospital far too soon. A new Commonwealth Fund-supported initiative administered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement called STAAR--State Action on Avoidable Rehospitalization--is a multi-state, multi-stakeholder collaborative that aims to reduce rehospitalization rates by 30 percent.

Source: New Directions in Health Care - June 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Source Type: podcasts