Challenges in Reducing Readmissions: Lessons from Leadership and Frontline Personnel at Eight Minority-Serving Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitals that serve minority patients have higher readmission rates than other hospitals and, as a result, receive higher penalties under the federal government's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. A study was conducted to determine how minority-serving hospitals are responding to federal readmissions policy and whether they face specific challenges as they work to reduce readmissions.

Methods

In-depth case studies were created for eight minority-serving hospitals, selected to reflect a range of geographies and sizes. Semistructured interviews with hospital leaders and frontline personnel focused on knowledge of readmission rates and prioritization of readmission reduction, strategies to reduce readmissions, barriers to reducing readmissions, and opinions a

SUBMITTER: Joynt KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948718 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature