Hospital readmission improvements under Medicare program overstated, study finds

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Success from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which penalizes hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries, may be overstated, according to a study published in Health Affairs.  Continue reading article here…

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