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The passage of health care reform and current efforts in payment reform signal a significant transformation of the United States health care system. An entire set of structures is being developed [...]

A 63-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with several days of a productive cough, shortness of breath, and fever. Based on her clinical [...]

Reducing hospital readmissions is a current priority for the health care system. Timely outpatient follow-up is promoted as a key component of transitional care models that have been successful [...]

Every year, more than 20 million adult patients are discharged from hospitals across the United States. Typically, at least a third of them are referred for post acute care (PAC), including [...]

Efforts to improve health in the United States have traditionally looked to the health care system as the key driver of health and health outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased [...]

Discharging patients from the hospital is a complex process that is fraught with challenges. There were over 35 million hospital discharges in the United States in 2010 [1]. Among Medicare [...]