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Through TDI’s Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Program investigators from across TDI’s Centers of Excellence are working together to find the best approaches for providing care to individual patients and populations. They are also developing innovative ways of studying how new technologies are changing health and health care. Read more.
US Hospitals, Facing Medicare Penalties, Show Big Room for Improvement at Reducing Readmissions - A New Dartmouth Report
"After Hospitalization: A Dartmouth Atlas Report on Post-Acute Care for Medicare Beneficiaries," is the first national study looking at how effectively communities and hospitals coordinate care for patients leaving the hospital. The report reveals striking variations in 30-day readmission rates, as new Medicare penalties kick in for hospitals. This new report, published Sept. 28, 2011, shows little progress over a five-year period in reducing readmissions. Click to access the full report, see the press release, and learn more about the Dartmouth Atlas Project.
Dartmouth Names Medical
School in Honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel

Dartmouth College announced today the naming of its medical school, founded in 1797, in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel. Their generosity to Dartmouth during their lifetimes and through their estate plan renders the Geisel family the most significant philanthropist to Dartmouth in its history. Theodor “Ted” Geisel, known worldwide as the author and illustrator, “Dr. Seuss,” was a Dartmouth graduate of the Class of 1925. More on this announcement can be found here.
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