A collaboration between the hospitals and community partners, RARE aims to reduce readmissions through comprehensive discharge planning, patient engagement, medication management and ongoing patient communication.
RARE estimates that the 4,570 prevented readmissions saved participating hospitals a total of $40 million.
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