CMS’ readmissions reduction program linked to higher death rates for heart failure patients
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Nov 13, 2017
The results of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ program to reduce hospital readmissions are being called into question by two new studies — with one suggesting the initiative may have...
The calculation method for Medicare readmissions penalties should be risk-adjusted so that providers do not lose money for serving the sickest, poorest seniors, a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers...