title: Case management programs for hospital readmission prevention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article examines the recent hospital emphasis on preventing hospital readmission. This article also identifies hospital programs that help prevent such readmissions by using a systematic approach to transitions of care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospital case management departments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A coordinated, patient-focused transition of care plan is a key element in preventing hospital readmissions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Leaders in hospital case management will have new demands placed on them to prevent patients from returning to the hospital after discharge. Leaders may choose to model demonstration programs, or they may implement unique strategies that support readmission prevention efforts.
authors: Milliman Care Guidelines, 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 700, San Diego, CA, 92122, USA. angela.gonzalez@milliman.com
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Askren-Gonzalez
authors: Jeff
authors: J
authors: Frater
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000451:nursing; D012306:Risk