Kaiser Health News writes in Research Roundup: From New England Journal of Medicine: Effect Of A Hospital-Wide Measure On The Readmissions Reduction Program. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program penalizes hospitals that have high 30-day readmission rates across specific conditions. …A transition to a hospital-wide readmission measure would only modestly increase the number of hospitals eligible for penalties and would substantially increase the penalties for safety-net hospitals. (Zuckerman, Joynt Maddox, Sheingold, et.al., 10/19)
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- Effect of a Hospital-wide Measure on the Readmissions Reduction Program. New England Journal of Medicine. October 19, 2017