Association Between Medicare Hospital Readmission Penalties and 30-Day Combined Excess Readmission and Mortality

Abdul-Aziz, AA; Hayward, RA; Aaronson, KD; Hummel, SL

Hummel, SL (reprint author), Univ Michigan, Frankel Cardiovasc Ctr, 1500 E Med Ctr Dr,SPC 5853, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.

JAMA CARDIOLOGY, 2017; 2 (2): 200

Abstract

IMPORTANCE US hospitals receive financial penalties for excess risk-standardized 30-day readmissions and mortality in Medicare patients. Under current......

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