Yale New Haven Cuts Hospital Readmissions by 1/3

October 24, 2016
Strong medication reconciliation helps keep patients at home

Yale New Haven Health reduced 30-day readmissions by 31.0% for patients admitted to general medicine units, and by 29.7% for heart failure patients. Specialized pharmacy medication reconciliation technicians interview patients prior to admission to document a complete and accurate medication history.

Epic community members can read more about the workflow and Epic tools used in YNHH’s clinical program.