According to New Study, Preferred SNF Provider Networks Reduce Readmissions

Hospitals using a preferred network were able to reduce their readmission rates from skilled nursing facilities by 6.1 percentage points between 2009 and 2013, the study found. That's compared to a 1.6 percentage point drop in such readmissions to hospitals that did not have a network.

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http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/36/9/1591.abstract

Posted on September 20, 2017 .