Consider the following questions in conjunction with completion of the pre-course readings:

1. What is your organization's performance with respect to hospital readmissions? How does it compare with national and state benchmarks?
   
   
2. Have you considered the potential financial impact of alternatives being discussed for Medicare readmissions (payment bundling, penalties)?
   
   
3. Are you aware of innovations that could materially improve readmissions performance? Are you aware of technologies that either drive or support those innovations?
   
   
4. How does your organization approach identifying and selecting technologies for specific business performance issues?
   
   
5. What processes does your organization use to (a) successfully test innovations and technologies and (b) broadly diffuse them?