FPs lower hospital readmission rates and costs
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FPs lower hospital readmission rates and costs
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Hospital readmission after discharge is often a costly failing of the U.S. health care system to adequately manage patients who are ill. Increasing the numbers of family physicians (FPs) is associated with significant reductions in hospital readmissions and substantial cost savings.
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