Article

Barry Kinzbrunner, MD, Discusses the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

Barry Kinzbrunner, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, VITAS Corporation, discusses the use of payment reform models to reduce hospital readmissions.

Barry Kinzbrunner, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, VITAS Corporation, discusses the use of payment reform models to reduce hospital readmissions.

Dr. Kinzbrunner states the necessity of aligning financial incentives with desired outcomes. If providers are given disincentives for patients to be readmitted, the organizations will work harder to prevent readmissions. With improved discharge planning and communication admissions will be reduced.

Related Videos
Dr Gerard Criner
Emma Achola-Kothari, PhD
Dr Margrit Wiesendanger
Dr Emma Achola-Kothani
Marla Black Morgan, MD, Phoebe Neurology Associates
Christine Funke, MD
Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC
Nini Wu, MD, Navista
Fred Locke, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Related Content
AJMC Managed Markets Network Logo
CH LogoCenter for Biosimilars Logo