Webinar on the Community-Based Approach to Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Resources
<p>Thanks to the many of you who joined us for last week's webinar on the community-based approach to reducing hospital readmissions. The <a href="https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/playback/Playback.do?id=b1dq14" target="_blank">audio recording with synched slides</a> is now available. </p>
<p>You also can download the moderator's and speakers' presentations from The Commonwealth Fund's <a href="/publications/publication/2011/may/community-based-approach-reducing-hospital-readmissions">Web site</a>. </p>
<p>For lessons from hospitals with exceptionally low readmission rates, see this <a href="/publications/case-study/2011/apr/reducing-hospital-readmissions-lessons-top-performing-hospitals">overview report</a> and case studies of <a href="/publications/case-study/2011/feb/intermountain-healthcares-mckay-dee-hospital-center-driving-down">McKay-Dee Hospital</a> in Ogden, Utah; <a href="/publications/case-study/2011/feb/memorial-hermann-memorial-city-medical-center-excellence-heart">Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center</a> in Houston, Texas; <a href="/publications/case-study/2011/mar/mercy-medical-center-reducing-readmissions-through-clinical">Mercy Medical Center</a> in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and <a href="/publications/case-study/2011/apr/st-johns-regional-health-center-following-heart-failure-patients">St. John's Regional Health Center</a> in Springfield, Missouri. <br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.whynotthebest.org/" target="_blank">WhyNotTheBest.org</a> to view comparative hospital performance data on 30-day readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia patients.</p>
<p>And visit the <a href="http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/StrategicInitiatives/STateActiononAvoid…; target="_blank">Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Web site</a> to learn about an initiative, supported by The Commonwealth Fund and led by IHI, to reduce rehospitalizations in four states: Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington. <br /><br /></p>