BY RONALD HIRSCH, MD, FACP, CHCQM, CHRI
Readmissions are on every hospital’s radar. Hospitals spend significant resources to address what some see as an epidemic of readmissions.
Over the past decade, many healthcare payers have sponsored “value-based purchasing” initiatives that directly or indirectly impacted case management programs. Value-based purchasing (VBP) programs are designed and implemented by government agencies, employer groups and others to promote both quality and value.