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Home Health Curbs Hospital Readmissions, Studies Show

Want lower hospital costs? Use home visits. While home health agencies are under everincreasing reimbursement and regulatory scrutiny, multiple studies and pilot programs are proving the benefit saves Medicare money. Case #1: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health has issued a “Guide to Preventing Readmissions among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries,” in which two [...]
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