[(84000 readmissions prevented
$7000)−($114 to $116 first
month home visit per patient discharged30,31+$
119 per patient current reimbursement
by Medicare for discharge
planning 30 min)47700000
patient discharges)]. Based on these calcuations,
increasing reimbursement to
providers by as much as twice the current
Medicare rate could still result in
substantial savings and would reinforce
the implementation of the interventions.
However, our estimates were limited
because medical costs from several
studies and readmission for patients with
CHF from private payers and insurers
were missing.