Early results show slow progress in reducing readmissions

Only a handful of several community groups that received federal reimbursements for curbing preventable readmissions have delivered better results than programs that were not part of the initiative, according to partial results revealed in a CMS report. The results, released this month, analyzed 48 community agencies on aging that are participating in the initiative to reduce preventable 30-day readmissions among seniors. Of these, only four achieved substantial results compared to a control group. Twenty-nine groups within the overall program, which has grown since the analysis, have either left the CMS program or been removed for missing targets.

Source: Fierce Healthcare