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Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions.

Boutwell A, Snow J, Maxwell J, Bourgoin A, Genetti S. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2014. AHRQ Publication No. 14-0050-EF.

This toolkit aims to provide information for hospitals to help reduce preventable readmissions among Medicaid patients. The guide explains ways to determine root causes for readmissions, evaluate existing interventions, develop a set of improvement strategies, and enhance care transition processes.

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