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From Our Experts
Cultivating the Network of Care
By: Courtney Bentrott
Program Manager, Healthy Transitions Colorado

On Friday, June 26th Healthy Transitions Colorado held its very first symposium: Building Transformation from the Inside Out. The symposium was the first in a series of three with a complementary learning series titled Cultivating the Network of Care. Thank you to everyone who made the event such a success! Over 70 partners came out for networking and learning more about how to prepare their facilities for community-based care. 

Neighborhood Leaders in Change
Aurora's Underserved and Anschutz's Hopefuls Come Together at DAWN Clinic
By: Stephanie Spriggs
Grant Writer and Report Specialist, CIVHC

University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus is a dominating feature of the landscape in North Aurora. The world-class facility, providing world-class care, is surrounded by one of the most economically depressed communities in the state. Using the resources of the Anschutz Campus, the newly-opened DAWN Clinic is working to combat the disparity in health care for the area's vulnerable citizens.

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Study of Returns to the ER Suggests Lack of Follow-Up Care
By Lauran Neergaard, June 2015
No one wants to make a repeat visit to the emergency room for the same complaint, but new research suggests it's more common than previously thought and surprisingly, people frequently wind up at a different ER the second time around.
Hospitals are looking into video calls to address patient's concerns prior to another visit and electronic sharing of patient information among other options.
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Preventable Hospitalizations Down Among American Seniors
By Leslie Small, May 2015
The shift from fee- for- service to a value based payment system is one of the reasons why there has been a reduction in senior hospital readmissions. An overall greater focus on population health including preventive services such as getting the flu shot also contributes to reducing senior hospital admissions and readmissions.

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New Readmission Reduction Guidelines: Medication Management Essential

By Joanne Finnegan, June 2015

Better management of a patient's medications and improved medication adherence are essential to reducing hospital readmissions. Communication and face-to-face interaction are still at the forefront of achieving those reductions. This article highlights six recommendations for hospitals.

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America's Health Rankings Senior Report- United Health Foundation

This report looks at the health status of American seniors,  including preventable hospitalization, health status, and community support. Other measures reported on include chronic drinking by state, obesity, physical inactivity, and oral health. 




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Healthy Transitions Webinars Available 

Recordings and slides of our monthly webinars are located on the Webinar Archive page of the Healthy Transitions Colorado Website. 

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Healthy Transitions Colorado is a collaborative effort, focused on aligning and accelerating existing efforts to improve transitions of care for Coloradans. Our guiding principles are simple - by working together to break down the silos of health care, we can foster true community care coordination across facilities, specialties, and practices. 
 
 

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