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Cigna Study Proves Case Manager Outreach Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions
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  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 […]

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