Once enforcement of Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program began, initial data showed hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge declined, but according to a new study, the decrease in inpatient readmissions was outpaced by an increase in overall hospital revisits.
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Study suggests improvements in reducing hospital readmissions may be misleading
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Once enforcement of Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program began, initial data showed hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge declined. But according to a new study, the decrease in inpatient readmissions was outpaced by an increase in overall hospital revisits.
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