Are Publicly Reported Hospital Readmission Measures Applicable to Unreported Conditions? (IMAGE)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Are Publicly Reported Hospital Readmission Measures Applicable to Unreported Conditions?

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New research finds significant differences in hospitals' performance when readmissions were assessed for non-Medicare patients and for conditions other than those currently reported, showing that when these additional factors are taken into account, half of hospitals would be subject to a change in their financial penalty status.

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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