Flaws in the medicare readmission penalty

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2056-2057

  Atkinson, J Graham ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84869430785     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1212281     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Hospital inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for acute care hospitals and the long term care hospital Prospective Payment System and fiscal year 2013 rates: final rule (http://cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/ FY-2013-IPPS-Final-Rule-Home-Page-Items/CMS-1588-F-Text-Version.html).
2. Idem. FY 2013 IPPS final rule: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program - supplemental data (http://cms.gov/Medicare/ Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ AcuteInpatientPPS/FY-2013-IPPS-Final-Rule-Home-Page-Items/FY2013-Final-Rule- Tables.html).
3. Idem. FY 2013 final rule date files (http://cms.gov/Medicare/ Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/FY-2013-IPPS-Final-Rule-Home- Page-Items/FY2013-Final-Rule-Data-Files.html).