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The Influence Of Community Support Services In Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions, Camille Rose Bash
The Influence Of Community Support Services In Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions, Camille Rose Bash
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ranked all hospitals based on Medicare readmission rates for heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia. CMS offered subsidies to hospitals ranked in the 4th quartile to develop community support services to reduce the problem of potentially preventable readmissions (PPRs). CMS cited 4 of the 5 hospitals in Prince George's County in the 4th quartile. The purpose of this quantitative research study was to investigate the relationship between community support services and the reduction of PPRs in Prince George's County. The Evans and Stoddart field model of health and well-being guided this …