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Why Medicare is Rethinking Elderly Post-Hospital Care Spending
After focusing on the reduction of hospital spending for years, the federal government is turning its head to Medicare, hoping to take control of their budget and reduce what they see as excessive amounts of spending on post hospital care for elderly patients. These post hospital expenditures include the conventional patient care provided to olderRead the Rest…
Why Hospital Readmissions Sometimes Occur
Results from a new national study reveal an excessive number of hospital readmissions for Medicare patients. A team of researchers from The Dartmouth Institute have been working together on a five-year study about post hospital care and they see the causes for readmissions completely avoidable with proper post hospital care. This study, called the DartmouthRead the Rest…