Association Between Patient-Tailored Case Management Initiative and Outcomes in Subacute Rehabilitation Facilities to Decrease 30-day Hospital Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will become the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide in 2020 and is currently the 3rd leading cause of hospital readmissions in the US. In October 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced penalties followed by bundle payments for care improvement initiates in patients hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Fragmented care across settings cause readmissions for COPD. A patient-tailored case management initiative mitigated 30-day hospital readmissions at Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (SAR) centers.