For Medicare patients, a study published in JAMA found no evidence for an increase in in-hospital or post-discharge mortality linked to the implementation of CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction ...

Amid myriad regulatory battles, America’s hospital advocates are imploring the government and policy makers to consider revising one of the Affordable Care Act’s signature cost-control provisions: the ...

Critics of CMS’ Hospital Readmission Reduction Program are often quick to point out its flaws. However, the healthcare industry should work together to refine this program, rather than just “throw the ...

hospital wristband Racial disparities may be widening within safety-net hospitals for non-HRRP-targeted conditions. After Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) began enforcing ...

Readmission rate improvements often attributed to an Affordable Care Act policy fining hospitals with higher-than-expected readmissions may actually be the result of changes in how visits were being ...

Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is an important quality measure given that it represents a potentially preventable adverse outcome. Approximately, 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are ...

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has found that hospitals with a large portion of low-income patients also have higher readmission rates, and, therefore, higher penalties under ...

Thousands of hospitals across the U.S. yesterday received welcome news thanks to the government considering the battle against COVID-19 when determining fines for poor readmission rates. Those fines, ...

ANAHEIM, CA — Controversial new research suggests the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) may have slowed the revolving door for Medicare ...

Major strides in reducing hospital readmissions, an often-cited indicator of quality in both acute and post-acute settings, were actually overstated when taking into account the rising use of ...

Hospitals in Lake and Porter County will receive reduced Medicare payments in 2023 due to high patient readmission numbers. Area hospitals have have been repeatedly penalized for readmission rates; St ...