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Rural Hospital Transitional Care Program Reduces Medicare Spending

Description
Evaluates the impact of a weekly transitional care intervention, conducted by phone for recently discharged patients, on service use and spending among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at a community-based hospital in rural Worcester County, Maryland.
Author(s)
Keith Kranker, Linda M. Barterian, Rumin Sarwar, et al.
Citation
American Journal of Managed Care, 24(5), 256-260
Date
05/2018
Tagged as
Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Medicare · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland