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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

30-Day Readmits Slashed by Meds- To-Beds Program

Hospital meds-to-beds initiatives can bolster medication adherence and reduce readmission risks for patients after discharge, but the program at the University of Kentucky (UK) may have surpassed them all.

A new study at UK determined that the patients who participated in the health system’s meds-to-beds program during 2016 were 50% less likely to be readmitted after discharge than nonparticipants.

The findings, based on an analysis of about 40,000 patient discharges, indicated a