Boomerang Patients to Penalize Hospitals Under U.S. Law-bloomberg: Fines are being levied against hospitals with high rates of patient readmissions under a provision of the Affordable Care Act targeting $8 billion in Medicare cost savings within six years. That has hospitals across the country going the extra mile to prevent the return of these boomerang patients. Tenet gets in touch with former patients after they’ve been released, urging them to keep doctor appointments. It also provides free medicine to some patients who can’t afford prescriptions and contacts pharmacies to make sure pills are ready for pick-up.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Boomerang Patients to Penalize Hospitals Under U.S. Law
Boomerang Patients to Penalize Hospitals Under U.S. Law-bloomberg: Fines are being levied against hospitals with high rates of patient readmissions under a provision of the Affordable Care Act targeting $8 billion in Medicare cost savings within six years. That has hospitals across the country going the extra mile to prevent the return of these boomerang patients. Tenet gets in touch with former patients after they’ve been released, urging them to keep doctor appointments. It also provides free medicine to some patients who can’t afford prescriptions and contacts pharmacies to make sure pills are ready for pick-up.
