A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine determined that regular telephone conversations with a nurse can substantially reduce hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. Patients in the program were one-third less likely to be readmitted than similar patients who were not in the program. Overall health care costs decreased by approximately $1,225 […]
The School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has reported on a study that showed that regular telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. The findings also determined that health care costs were decreased by approximately $1,225 for each patient enrolled in the program, when […]
A randomized control study of 3,988 high-risk gastrointestinal, heart or lower respiratory patients found that prioritized, telephonic outreach by case managers following hospital discharge reduced future readmissions by 22 percent. The results of the study, conducted by health insurance provider Cigna (NYSE:CI), are published in the December 2012 issue of the independent, peer-reviewed American […]
