1. Your health system is considering creating a position of a Patient Care Navigator. This person will help to coordinate care for your Congestive Heart Failure population to prevent readmissions. During the past year, your organization sustained a Value Based Purchasing penalty in the amount of $345, 926 due to readmissions. Additionally, your data shows that the average cost of a readmission to your health system is $12,515. If the Patient Care Navigator earns a salary of $97,500 (salary $75,000 plus benefits), how many readmissions must you prevent to achieve a full return on your investment?

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