Hospital Readmissions: Federal Policy Must Stop Interfering with System Thinking

There has been much recent attention to the high cost associated with readmissions. It seems clear that the policy makers are seeking to hold hospitals responsible for preventing readmissions. Holding hospitals accountable is a classic example of failed management-thinking in which the absence of facts is filled by assumptions.

In our experience in case management, both in hospitals and in managed care organizations, we have found many reasons why patients are readmitted to hospitals. These include  …  Read the complete story “Hospital Readmissions: Federal Policy Must Stop Interfering with System Thinking,” from Better Hospitals.