Outcomes of a Citywide Campaign to Reduce Medicaid Hospital Readmissions With Connection to Primary Care Within 7 Days of Hospital Discharge [jamanetwork.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/25/1912:00 PM

Question Is connection to primary care within 7 days of hospital discharge associated with reduced readmissions?

Findings In this cohort study of 1531 hospital discharges among adult Medicaid patients in Camden, New Jersey, patients attending a primary care follow-up appointment as part of the 7-Day Pledge program had fewer 30- and 90-day readmissions compared with patients with less timely primary care follow-up or none.

Meaning The findings suggest that facilitated connection of patients to primary care within 7 days of hospital discharge is associated with fewer hospital readmissions.

[For more on this story by Dawn Wiest, PhD1; Qiang Yang, PhD1; Carter Wilson, MCom1; et al, go to https://jamanetwork.com/journa.../fullarticle/2722571]

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