Study shows social workers can decrease readmission rates

Laura Bronstein,
PhD, MSW

Kristina Marks,
LCSW-R, OSW-C
Laura Bronstein, PhD, MSW, chair of Binghamton University‘s department of social work, is joined by Kris Marks, LCSW-R, OSW-C, manager of the medical social work department at United Health Services‘ Wilson Medical Center, to discuss the results of a two-year study that shows how social workers can be used effectively to reduce hospital readmission rates in Medicare patients. Read the study