A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the reduction in hospital readmissions in recent years all but disappears when researchers factor in the increase in non-admitted patients being kept for observational stays.
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Readmissions are down, but observation stays soar, study finds
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A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the reduction in hospital readmissions in recent years all but disappears when researchers factor in the increase in non-admitted patients being kept for observational stays.
MedPAC analyzes readmissions reduction program, recommends increasing ambulatory E/M rates
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its semiannual report to Congress on June 15, addressing the impact of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
 

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