How One Health System Achieved $1.9 Million in Readmission Savings

Helping patients with chronic conditions after a hospital discharge is a mounting problem, which is why one North Carolina-based health system turned to home care and telehealth services to reduce readmissions and lower costs. A recent study with FirstHealth of the Carolinas targeted patients who were ineligible for Medicare-certified home health services. The grant-funded initiative saved FirstHealth $1.9 million […]