Some
hospital administration, quality improvement or nursing staff may find this of
interest :
Hospital Guide toReducing Medicaid Readmissions (August 2014)
Reducing
readmissions is a national priority for payers, providers, and policymakers
seeking to improve health care and lower costs. Readmissions are a significant
issue among patients with Medicaid. The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) commissioned this guide to identify ways evidence-based
strategies to reduce readmissions can be adapted or expanded to better address
the transitional care needs of the adult Medicaid population.
Contents
:
Acknowledgments
About
the Principal Investigators
Introduction
Why
Focus on Medicaid Readmissions?
How
To Use This Guide
Overview
of Guide Content
Roadmap
of Tools
Section
1: Know Your Data
Section
2: Inventory Readmission Reduction Efforts Section 3: Develop a Portfolio of
Strategies Section 4: Improve Hospital-Based Transitional Care Processes for
Medicaid Patients Section 5: Collaborate With Cross-Setting Partners Section 6:
Provide Enhanced Services for High-Risk Patients References
Tools
:
Introduction
to the Tools
Tool
1: Data Analysis Tool
Tool
2: Readmission Review Tool
Tool
3: Data Analysis Synthesis Tool
Tool
4: Hospital Inventory Tool
Tool
5: Cross-Continuum Team Inventory Tool Tool 6: Conditions of Participation
Checklist Tool Tool 7: Portfolio Design Tool Tool 8: Readmission Reduction
Impact and Financial Analysis Tool Tool 9: Readmission Risk Tool Tool 10:
Whole-Person Assessment Tool Tool 11: Discharge Information Checklist Tool 12:
Cross-Continuum Team How To Tool Tool 13: Community Resource Guide Tool
Prepared
for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under Contract No.
HHSA290201000034I.
