The process by which patients move from hospitals to other care settings is increasingly problematic as hospitals shorten lengths of stay and as care becomes more fragmented. Medicare patients report greater dissatisfaction related to discharges than to any other aspect of care that CMS measures.1

In Oklahoma, 26,380 Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge at a cost to Medicare of just over $230 million.2

76% of these may be preventable according to experts. 3

Join us in the bold goal to keep 5326 Oklahomans from hospitalization and save $46 million in our state alone.

Together we can transform this picture in Oklahoma.

30- day Inpatient Re-Hospitalization Rates by County (based on Medicare FFS Claims for Discharges between July 2010 and June 2011).

Oklahoma Statewide 30-day Re-Hospitalization Rate= 17%

1 Care Quality Information from the Consumer Perspective Hospital Survey (HCAHPS) Pilot
2 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Oklahoma Medicare FFS Claims Data
3 MEDPAC