How to Prevent Hospital Readmissions

The statistics regarding hospital readmission are staggering; “nearly 20 percent of all patients that leave a hospital return to take another go-round through the hospital intake process within 30 days of their initial discharge” (Herzog, 2013). This white paper addresses the ways in which nursing staff can reduce the number of patient readmissions. Hospital readmissions are frustrating for both patients and providers, creating stress regardless of the reason for readmission.

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Metro North Hospital and Health Service

Metro North Hospital and Health Service (HHS) provides the full range of public sector health services including rural, regional and tertiary teaching hospitals. The HHS covers an area of 4157 square kilometres and extends from the Brisbane River to north of Kilcoy.

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whitePaper | June 7, 2022

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Making Telehealth the Enabler to More Connected Care

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

Improve effectiveness & simplify communications by harmonizing care, communications and workflows across in-person and virtual channels

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Why disaster resiliency is better than disaster recovery

whitePaper | July 15, 2022

Ensuring critical patient information is available at the point of care is simply non-negotiable. Because without it, patients can’t get the care they need, and the impacts can be life-threatening especially in places like the ER where patients need care immediately, or in the NICU, where every second counts.

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Customer Operations in Healthcare

whitePaper | October 21, 2021

This whitepaper reveals the role of customer operations in helping healthcare organizations deliver top-notch patient experiences, control costs, and boost efficiency — highlighting the key pillars top performers use to attain their service and back-office objectives.

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Transform healthcare operations with adigital health platform

whitePaper | August 4, 2022

The pressure to change is coming from all directions. Patients want care to be more personalized and convenient. Employees want the systems that support their work to function better.

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Global Health and Healthcare Strategic Outlook

whitePaper | June 20, 2023

This strategic outlook lays out a vision for health and healthcare in 2035, formed of four main strategic pillars with equity as the foundational goal.

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Spotlight

Metro North Hospital and Health Service

Metro North Hospital and Health Service (HHS) provides the full range of public sector health services including rural, regional and tertiary teaching hospitals. The HHS covers an area of 4157 square kilometres and extends from the Brisbane River to north of Kilcoy.

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