Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively campaign: a statewide collaborative.
McCoy KA, Bear-Pfaffendorf K, Foreman JK, et al. Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Effectively: A Statewide Campaign. Joint Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;40(5):198-204, AP2. doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40026-6.
This article describes an effort to help hospitals enhance discharge planning, medication management, patient and family engagement, care transition, and communication as elements of a state-wide collaborative to reduce readmissions. The program received a 2013 Eisenberg Award.