Hospital Readmissions

HIE Boosts Care Coordination, Home Discharge Among Older Adults

May 30, 2023 - Health information exchange (HIE) may mitigate information discontinuity present in fragmented readmissions, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open. Fragmented readmissions, defined as readmissions to a different hospital than a patient was previously discharged from, may increase the risk of a non-home discharge for older...

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