Industry Note:
Study Shows Home Care Saves Money On Rehospitalizations
Published on Fri Sep 06, 2013
A Medicaid transitional care program that includes home visits has reduced hospital readmissions by 20 percent, according to a study published in the Health Affairs journal. "In 2008 North Carolina initiated a state-wide population-based transitional care initiative to prevent recurrent hospitalizations among high-risk Medicaid recipients with complex chronic medical conditions," says the study abstract. "In a study of patients hospitalized [...]