To Curb Rising Costs, Hospitals Try to Reduce Repeat Admissions

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 06/29/2009 - 22:00

Doctors call them frequent fliers. They are the patients who leave the hospital, only to boomerang back days or weeks later.

They have become a front-burner challenge not only for hospitals and doctors but also for those trying to rein in rising costs.

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