Rural Hospital Transitional Care Program Reduces Medicare Spending

Keith Kranker, Linda M. Barterian, Rumin Sarwar, G. Greg Peterson, Boyd Gilman, Laura Blue, Kate Allison Stewart, Sheila D. Hoag, Timothy J. Day and Lorenzo Moreno

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Abstract: A telephonic transitional care program at a rural hospital reduced postdischarge Medicare spending by 31% and reduced inpatient spending for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.

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