RWJF Event: Transitioning Away from Readmissions

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will convene a national conversation on Feb. 13th to highlight successful ways to improve care transitions and reduce avoidable hospital readmissions. The event is part of Care About Your Care, a national initiative to share promising ideas with patients and health care providers.

Nancy Snyderman, MD, chief medical editor for NBC News, will lead national experts and audience members in a discussion about bringing together patients, care providers, and community services to ensure better health care outcomes.

This live event, which will also be streamed online (at the website linked above), will feature:

· Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD - RWJF president & CEO
· Eric Coleman, MD - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
· Mary Naylor, PhD, RN - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
· Jonathan Blum, MA - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Representatives from care teams from across the nation who are working on innovative ways to improve care transitions

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 from 12:30–2:00 p.m. ET