QIOs in 14 areas across the country demonstrate how a community-based approach to care coordination can reduce unnecessary readmissions, and even keep patients from needing acute-care in the first place.
Leaders from the American Pharmacists Association and American Society of Health System Pharmacists share perspectives on ongoing care transitions and medication reconciliation initiatives and the opportunities they present for collaboration with other providers.
Kenneth Aldridge, M.D., FACS, Vice President for Medical Affairs at DCH Health System in West Alabama, says leaders need to be involved in reducing avoidable readmissions.
Eric Coleman, M.D., M.P.H., creator of the Care Transitions InterventionSM, shares his insights on improving health quality for patients as they move from one setting of care to another.
Eric A. Coleman, M.D., M.P.H., Creator of the Care Transitions Intervention