A Medical Director ’s Perspective: Influencing Rehospitalization Rates

Efforts to reduce hospitalizations often focus on identifying specific clinical conditions that contribute to hospitalizations, particularly those that are considered potentially preventable. Potentially preventable hospitalizations result from exacerbation of clinical conditions such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or diabetes in which the exacerbation and hospitalization could have been prevented had optimal care been provided. The theory is that by incentivizing providers to focus on specific clinical categories that are likely to contribute to admissions for preventable reasons, we can reduce the overall rate of hospitalization.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: AHCA PERSPECTIVE Source Type: news