Welcome to the Partnership for Patients
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Goals of the Partnership
A 20% reduction in all-cause patient harm (to 97 Hospital-Acquired Conditions [HACs]:/1,000 discharges) from 2014 interim baseline (of 121 HACs/1,000 patient discharges); and a 12% reduction in 30-day readmissions as a population-based measure (readmissions per 1,000 people).
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Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks
16 organizations are working with over 4,000 hospitals across the country.
Is your hospital one of them?
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Community-based Care Transitions Program
34 organizations are currently participating in this program that strives to improve care transitions from the hospital to other settings.
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Patient & family engagement
The relationship between health care professionals and their patients and families is critically important to the Partnership.