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After Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital staff networked with area healthcare providers, pharmacists, assisted living and nursing home facilities, the hospital reduced 30-day readmissions by about 42 percent from October 2016 to May 2018, the Columbus Telegram reports.
The Nebraska Hospital Association recently recognized the 47-bed hospital for its efforts to improve patient care, including its work with the National Partnership for Patients’ Hospital Improvement Innovation Network initiative.
The initiative aims to cut preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions and consistently provide high-quality care by ensuring patients are still monitored post-discharge.