Hospitals have new financial incentives to promote healthy behavior that keeps patients at home, including Medicare penalties for too many readmissions within 30 days.
This video report was produced as part of Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans' three-part "Channeling Choice" series. Click here to read the stories, which include more about Carolinas HealthCare's efforts and explore the work underway among researchers and providers to understand how to nudge patients toward decisions that are better for their health and less costly for the healthcare system.
