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.
Typically elderly and suffering from the chr...
boomerangTo Curb Rising Costs, Hospitals Try to Reduce Repeat Admissionswashingtonpost.com - Health Mon, 06/29/2009 - 22:00
To Curb Rising Costs, Hospitals Try to Reduce Repeat Admissionswashingtonpost.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. |
