NYSPFP is pleased to announce Readmission Reduction Through Partnerships with Patients and Families, five regional, in-person conferences to be held at various locations throughout New York State. These events will focus on helping your hospital reduce the likelihood of readmission by giving your staff the tools to help facilitate a successful discharge plan with patients and care partners.

NYSPFP is organizing these conferences across the state to recognize and promote the emerging practice of integrating care partners, along with the patient, into the discharge planning process. Patient and care partner engagement is shown to reduce health care costs and resource utilization, improve patient experience, and prevent readmissions. The conferences will focus on strengthening discharge systems, processes, and practices with the patient, family, and care partners at the center of