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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Top 5 Healthcare Quality Priorities in 2020
By:
Leah Bilitz
Date:
March 4, 2020
Category:
Cost & Quality
Filed under:
chronic conditions, harm reduction, Patient Experience, patient falls, readmissions, Sepsis, social determinants
Healthcare Business Insights, Part of Decision Resources Group, is a community of more than 1,900 hospitals across 50 U.S. states. Each year, HBI surveys our members on their top priorities. The findings of this survey allow our members to see the planned initiatives of peers and confirm that their strategic plans are not missing any […]
