Readmissions are a major problem for many healthcare organizations in the U.S. According to AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (click here), the overall readmission rate in the United States was 13.9% in 2016, with the average cost across any type of principal diagnosis being about $14,400. Given this strain on the healthcare industry, it […]
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Confirming Comprehension with Teach Back Methodology
The healthcare environment can oftentimes be a complex, challenging setting for patients. Medications have complicated names that can be easily forgotten, treatments and other aspects of care are sometimes explained using language outside a typical person’s vocabulary, and instructions for what is required of a patient after discharge may be rushed or not fully explained. […]
