United Hospital Fund Checklist Helps Patients Fight For Rights At The Hospital — And Avoid Readmission

United Hospital Fund Checklist Helps Patients Fight For Rights At The Hospital — And Avoid Readmission

When hospitals readmit aging patients more often than average, they can face stiff government penalties.

But too often institutions don’t take the reality of seniors’ lives adequately into account, making it imperative that patients figure out how to advocate for themselves.

A useful checklist can be found at Next Step in Care, a program of the United Hospital Fund...