Decreases In Readmissions Credited To Medicare’s Program To Reduce Hospital Readmissions Have Been Overstated

Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has been credited with lowering risk-adjusted readmission rates for targeted conditions at general acute care hospitals. However, these reductions appear to be illusory or overstated. This is because a concurrent change in electronic tra...

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Published in:	Health Affairs Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 36 - 43
Main Authors:	Ody, Christopher, Msall, Lucy, Dafny, Leemore S., Grabowski, David C., Cutler, David M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE 01.01.2019
Subjects:	Acute services Beneficiaries Codes Heart attacks Heart failure Hospitalization Hospitals Medical treatment Medicare Patient admissions Patients Pneumonia Readmission Reduction Risk Risk adjustment Risk management Risk reduction Social programs Statistical analysis Statistical methods Time series
ISSN:	0278-2715, 2694-233X, 1544-5208, 2694-233X
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