--- title: Can An Accordion Folder Reduce Health Care Costs? description: How a simple accordion folder helps reduce the cost of health care. image: https://www.dataguide.com/hs-fs/file-13022374-jpg/images/accordion_folder_plastic_accordion_folder_columbus_regional.jpg --- [![Print Promotional Solutions](https://www.dataguide.com/hs-fs/file-13023113-jpg/images/dataguide.jpg?width=314&height=58&name=dataguide.jpg "Print Promotional Solutions")](https://www.dataguide.com/) # Case Studies | Money Saving Tips ## [Can An Accordion Folder Reduce Health Care Costs?](https://www.dataguide.com/printing--money-saving-tips/bid/84225/Can-An-Accordion-Folder-Reduce-Health-Care-Costs) Posted by [Chris Higgins](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/author/chris-higgins) on Thu, May 24, 2012 @ 08:34 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **17 billion dollars,** that's the cost of avoidable readmissions to the hospital as documented by the [Dartmouth Institute](http://dartmouthatlas.org).  Billion with a B, some serious cash and doesn't include the emotional and physical cost to each individual patient that returns to the hospital often within 30 days of being released. Why are readmission rates are so high and what can be done to reduce them? Are there any simple, inexpensive steps that might help reduce this huge problem? Research has determined that many of the reasons are the result of poor communication, and poorly organized discharge instructions including the following. *Patients may not completely understand what is wrong with them.* *Patients may be confused about what medicines they should take and when they should take them, and they may not take the right medication at the right time.* *Hospital staff may not communicate important information to patients’ primary care providers.* *Hospital staff may not inform patients or their primary care providers of test results that could affect their care.* *Family members may not know how to help provide care at home.* When you look closely much of this comes down to lack of communication and information between the hospital, the patient, the patient's family, and the patients primary doctor; could something as simple and inexpensive as an **accordion folder** have an impact and help bring down health care costs?   ![Accordion Folder](https://www.dataguide.com/hs-fs/file-13022374-jpg/images/accordion_folder_plastic_accordion_folder_columbus_regional.jpg) Sometimes the best ideas are the really simple ones. The Dartmouth Institute study concluded that one of the simplest but effective solutions for reducing hospital readmissions is to create a detailed written discharge plan that includes all the important information a patient will need upon discharge. The [**accordion folder discharge kit**](https://www.dataguide.com/document-holders-healthcare-hospitals/) takes it one step further by recognizing that discharge information comes from multiple sources such as doctors, nurses and nutritionists, to outside healthcare providers. The accordion folder discharge kit provides a 12 pocket, durable and portable kit that can house the entire discharge plan in an organized secure and easy to use fashion that makes it much easier to understand. Clearly an **accordion folder discharge kit** that costs just a few dollars won't solve a 17 billion dollar problem but as they say "every little bit helps" and if the discharge kit can help just one patient avoid readmission isn't that worth it to both the patient and the hospital?   Topics: [Advertising](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/advertising), [Custom folder](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/custom-folder), [accordion folders](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/accordion-folders) ### Subscribe by Email ### Most Popular Posts ### Browse by Tag - [accordion folders (6)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/accordion-folders) - [Advertising (6)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/advertising) - [Booklet Printing (2)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/booklet-printing) - [Booklets (2)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/booklets) - [Brochure Printing (2)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/brochure-printing) - [Business Printing (7)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/business-printing) - [Custom Business Checks (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/custom-business-checks) - [Custom folder (4)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/custom-folder) - [Document folders (3)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/document-folders) - [document holders (3)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/document-holders) - [earth friendly promo products (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/earth-friendly-promo-products) - [flash drives (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/flash-drives) - [green promo products (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/green-promo-products) - [hospital records folder (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/hospital-records-folder) - [image building (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/image-building) - [low cost print (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/low-cost-print) - [Marketing (2)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/marketing) - [Pocket folders (3)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/pocket-folders) - [presentation folders (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/presentation-folders) - [Promotional advertising (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/promotional-advertising) - [promotional merchandise (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/promotional-merchandise) - [Reduce cost (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/reduce-cost) - [Save money (2)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/save-money) - [saving money (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/saving-money) - [Secure documents (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/secure-documents) - [Security features (1)](https://www.dataguide.com/printing-money-saving-tips/topic/security-features) ### Marketing News © 2015 www.dataguide.com [Login](https://login.hubspot.com/login/?loginPortalId=1143&loginRedirectUrl=)