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Hospital Discharge Backlogs Impacting Patient Outcomes
Hospital readmissions have a two-fold impact. They not only drive up the cost of care, but they also create a glut of surplus patients in hospitals waiting to be discharged to a limited number of beds at a partner skilled nursing facility.