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Subscribe to Readmissions News
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The leading newsletter for stakeholders interested in management of hospital readmissions:
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- Available in print and electronic format
- Twelve page monthly newsletter with detailed feature articles contributed by leading national experts and operators in the field, Thought Leader insights; Industry Briefs; Profile of a key individual involved with hospital readmissions management; plus more
- Exclusive subscriber only web site with archives of all past issues, supplemental content and more, and optional participation in the LinkedIn Readmissions News group facilitating networking and interaction with others in the stakeholder community.
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Readmissions News will benefit executives and staff including:
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- C-Suite Executives; Clinical Executives, Medical Directors, Care Management Executives and staff, Quality Management Executives and Staff, Strategy and Planning Executives and Staff; Legal, Regulatory and Policy Executives and Staff; System Innovation Executives; Managed Care and Revenue Cycle Executives and Staff; Business Development Executives and Staff; Provider Network Managers and Staff; Provider Contracting Managers and Staff; and other interested parties.
Subscribers would typically represent organizations including:
- Hospitals; Integrated Delivery Systems; Provider Networks; Medical Groups; Health Plans; Home Health Providers; Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation facilities; Business Process Organizations; Solutions Providers; Care Management Organizations; Government; Associations; Institutes; Research Organizations; Pharmaceutical Organizations and other interested organizations.
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In the May Issue
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- The RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively) Campaign by Jim Trevis
- Readmissions Transition Assistance By Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq. and Adam Romney
- Editor's Corner - Thomas R. Graf, MD
- Family Caregivers: Essential Partners in Medication Reconciliation by Carol Levine
- Thought Leader's Corner: "How accurately are hospitals assessing and identifying patients who may be at high risk of an unplanned readmission?"
- Industry News with briefs regarding CMS, NCQA and National Quality Forum, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Archives of Internal Medicine, Journal of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, BMJ, OSHPD, Janssen Healthcare Innovation, Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, AHA Solutions, Inc., and Horizon BCBS
- Catching Up with...Jeff Lemieux
Click here to view page one of this issue.
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Every month, readers will be able to:
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- Get valuable business intelligence, networking and contact information regarding issues related to hospital readmissions
- Monitor current legal, regulatory, policy and payor reimbursement and contracting issues regarding management of hospital readmissions
- Build a knowledge base and accumulate key insights with detailed information available in guest articles and interviews with industry experts
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable clinical, care and quality management, and business opportunities and challenges arising from identifying and addressing potentially preventable hospital readmissions
- Keep pace with the current environment regarding hospital readmission concepts, trends, benchmarks, results, reimbursement policies, contractual arrangements, analytics, guidelines and more
- Read about the case experiences of health systems, medical groups, health plans or care management organizations already involved with applicable initiatives
- Be current on evolving techniques and models regarding patient and family engagement and resources
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SAVE THE DATE
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NATIONAL MEDICARE-MEDICAID PAYMENT INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES SUMMIT
A Hybrid Conference, Internet Event and Training Tool
The Leading Forum on Recovery Audits, Readmissions, Value-Based Purchasing, HACs and Never Events, and Managing to Medicare Margins
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
Co-located with the Seventh National Medicaid Congress
May 30 - June 1, 2012, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC
www.MedicareMedicaidPaymentSummit.com
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Featuring the Medicare Readmissions Certificate Program
The Medicare Readmissions Certificate Program curriculum and requirements are as follows:
- Complete preconference readings (6 hours) Click here to review pre-course reading.
- Complete online training modules on preparing for and responding to Medicare readmissions policies and rules (3 hours).
- Attend the Preconference Medicare Readmissions Boot Camp (4 hours).
- Attend the entire Medicare Readmissions Summit.
- Successfully complete the post-conference online examination (1 hour) Click here to take sample examination.
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