Reduce readmissions with pharmacy programs that focus on transitions from the hospital to the community

摘要

The stakes have never been higher for hospitals in preventing patient readmisT sions within 30 days. As of October 2012, penalties enacted with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were levied against hospitals with high readmission rates for three targeted conditions—heart failure, heart attack, and pneumonia. The penalties were expanded in 2015 to include hip and knee replacements and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; heart bypass procedures will be added in 2017.