Guide to Reducing Disparities in Readmissions

Acknowledgements: The Guide to Reducing Disparities in Readmissions was prepared with input from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Alameda Health System, AnMed Health, Baltimore Medical Systems, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, CareMore Health Systems, CHRISTUS Health, Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Healthcare Association of New York State, Holy Cross Health, Intermountain Healthcare, IPRO, Kentucky Ambulatory Network, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MPRO, National Committee for Quality Assurance, New Jersey Hospital Association, NORC at the University of Chicago, and Qualis Health.

Resource type: Evidence-based reports/guides

Link to resource: https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/OMH_Readmissions_Guide.pdf

From resource: Guided by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report Crossing the Quality Chasm, our nation charts a path to deliver equitable care that is safe, efficient, effective, and patient-centered.1 Equity is the principle that quality of care should not vary based on patient characteristics such as race and ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status. Recent years have seen a significant transformation of the health care system. An entire set of structures has been developed to facilitate increased access to cost-effective and high-quality care. Pursuing high-value health care is the ultimate goal, and health care provider organizations across the country are faced with the daunting challenge of succeeding—and perhaps just surviving—while delivering care to increasingly diverse populations.