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According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, using an email-based approach to care coordination can not only enhance outcomes as well as provider satisfaction, but can also have a profound impact on readmissions. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital as well as the University of California San Francisco Family Medicine Inpatient Service, both part of the San Francisco Health Network, piloted a secure e-mail system in a test in which around 1,300 patients participated & started to get positive results during its second year. Around 86 percent of outpatient primary care doctors said that they have received discharge details within a day or two, while around 82 percent said that the email system enhanced communication with inpatient physicians. Another 72 percent said that scheduling follow-ups became easier while a whopping 93 percent suggested that all hospital services should adopt a similar care transition system. As readmissi...