Nearly 60 percent of hospital readmissions for babies are for the treatment of jaundice.

Although the coaching intervention occurs for the first 30 days following the transition, this approach has been shown to significantly reduce hospital readmission as far out as 6 months.

The high rate of hospital readmissions in this group of patients may be, in part, a result of their persistent fluid overload.

Getting patients better care at less cost means reducing unnecessary medical procedures and preventable hospital readmissions.

In 2010, Amedisys launched the first nationwide home health care transitions program, aiming to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions through patient education and care coordination.

Neither prayer nor MIT therapy nor the two together were effective in reducing the number of deaths in the hospital, cardiovascular problems that emerged or hospital readmissions.

Preventable hospital readmissions due to adverse drug events are among the most significant drivers of health costs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that avoidable hospital readmissions of Medicare beneficiaries cost the program $17.4 billion annually.

He said the cost could come in part from "reductions in medical costs, especially in reductions of unnecessary hospital readmissions because of better care in the initial inpatient stay.

Emergency room visits, hospital readmissions, and all-cause deaths were no different in the two groups after 2.8 years of follow-up.