Hospital effort could reduce readmissions

By Julie Appleby
Kaiser Health News
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

One of six patients hospitalized in Maryland in the past year ended up back in the same facility within a month, a risky situation for them and a costly one for bill payers.

To keep that from happening so often, more than a dozen hospitals in the state are considering joining an experiment: Upending the traditional way they are paid and setting in motion changes that could both boost patient care and reduce preventable admissions….

…Two rural hospitals – Garrett County Memorial in Oakland and McCready Memorial in Crisfield – have already signed such contracts for three years, and at least seven more, including Calvert, are in line to do so, said Murray.

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