Soumya Upadhyay, (Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently published an article in the Journal of Hospital Administration titled Against the background of high readmission rates at hospitals, which may also lead to severe financial penalties, her paper discusses the various readmission reduction strategies that have evolved in the United States over the last two decades. Findings from her study guide hospital administrators and policy makers on the efficiency and effectiveness of health information technology as a tool to build strategies to reduce excess readmissions. Her paper also informs researchers and managers about the various legislations on healthcare quality improvement that have shaped the macro environment of our healthcare industry.
