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Care Transitions
Award winners for Best Practices in Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions:
Read our Reports and Recommendations
(Adopted July 2014)
See Hospital Readmission Rates in Washington State, by Hospital
(Adopted November 2013)
Unplanned hospital readmissions are often due to the lack of a comprehensive and patient-centered discharge plan or care coordination. These potentially avoidable hospital readmissions are a sign of low quality care, lead to poor patient health, and are expensive. This workgroup met from May 2012 to March 2013 and reconvened with new membership to meet from April to June 2014 and developed the following strategies:
- Alignment with local activities to reduce hospital readmissions
- Increasing measurement, transparency, and reporting
- Tying physician and hospital payment to the reduction of avoidable hospital readmissions
Supporting Materials
Workgroup Charter
Letter from Health Care Authority Accepting Recommendations
Public Comments
Workgroup Members
| Member | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Eloranta, MD | Medical Director, Quality and Safety Initiatives | Qualis Health |
| Stuart Freed, MD | Medical Director | Wenatchee Valley Medical Center |
| Rick Goss, MD, MPH | Medical Director | Harborview Medical Center – University of Washington |
| Leah Hole-Marshall, JD | Medical Administrator | Washington State Department of Labor and Industries |
| Dan Lessler, MD, MHA | Medical Director | Health Care Authority |
| Robert Mecklenburg, MD | Medical Director, Center for Health Care Solutions | Virginia Mason Medical Center |
| Amber Theel, RN, MBA | Director, Patient Safety Practices | Washington State Hospital Association |
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