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To characterize hospitals' efforts to lower readmission rates, investigators surveyed 599 hospitals enrolled in either of two quality initiative campaigns: STAAR (STate Action on Avoidable Rehospitalization), a state-based collaborative available to communities in Massachusetts, Michigan, Washington, and Ohio, and H2H (Hospital-to-Home), a national campaign focused on the care of myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure patients. The survey response rate in 2010–2011 was 91% and included 55 STAAR and 532 H2H hospitals.
Adherence to recommended strategies was low in several notable areas. Overall, 50% of hospitals had dedicated quality-improvement teams to prevent readmissions in MI patients. Only one third of hospitals monitored the numb…