5-Minute Check In: Readmissions as a Quality Metric

5-Minute Clinical Update and Grand Rounds with Dr. Thomas McGinn

In this episode, the third in our health policy series, Dr. McGinn is joined by health services researcher and thought leader Dr. Peter Cram for a wide-ranging discussion on the issue of readmissions as a quality metric, including looking at the complexity of the measure through the lens of:
- Practicing Clinicians
- Department Chairs and CMOs
- Health systems, including research findings and international health system comparisons
Other topics covered include the interplay of length of stay and readmissions and HRRP.
Dr. Cram has published over a hundred peer reviewed papers, many in top tier journals and often challenging many closely held assumptions in the area of health policy.
Article discussed: JAMA: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2797277
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Medicare Advantage 101, Trends & Recent Headlines
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Medicaid Redetermination
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