Carolyn Dickens presentation entitled Mr. G and the Revolving Door: Breaking the Readmission Cycle at a Safety-Net Hospital highlighted a story of a patient and his readmission story. She explained that readmissions occur because of these key factors: homelessness, substance abuse, criminal background, mental illness, limited social support and poverty. Ms. Dickens concluded her presentation by noting that limitations of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) are vulnerable individuals and that policy makers must recognize the factors going into this issue.
Carolyn Dickens presentation entitled Mr. G and the Revolving Door: Breaking the Readmission Cycle at a Safety-Net Hospital highlighted a story of a patient and his readmission story. She explained that readmissions occur because of these key factors: homelessness, substance abuse, criminal background, mental illness, limited social support and poverty. Ms. Dickens concluded her presentation by noting that limitations of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) are vulnerable individuals and that policy makers must recognize the factors going into this issue.