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<p> Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA, improved its readmission rates through a quality improvement process that included measurements of &ldquo;warm handoff&rdquo; rates.</p>

“Warm handoffs” can reduce hospitals’ readmission rates

Collect data discharges, handoffs

Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA, improved its readmission rates through a quality improvement process that included measurements of “warm handoff” rates.