One reason few hospitals use the RED model of discharge planning is that the cost to administer this program is not offset by additional money generated from readmissions.

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The RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) model of discharge planning is designed to reduce readmissions, and hospitals have financial incentives to reduce readmissions due to penalties from programs like Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. The cost of implementing RED is often justified by the savings from avoiding these penalties and improving patient outcomes, not by generating money from readmissions.

One Reason Few Hospitals Use the RED Model of Discharge