As a result of a new federal program, hospitals are rolling out new programs to lower readmission rates. Elizabeth Brem, HMS clinical fellow in medicine; Julius Yang, HMS assistant professor of medicine; Peter Zimetbaum, HMS associate professor of medicine, all of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Donald Berwick, HMS lecturer on health care policy, are quoted. An article by Karen Joynt, HMS instructor in medicine and Ashish Jha, HMS associate professor of medicine, both of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is also mentioned.
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