Should Hospital Readmissions be Reduced Through Payment Penalties?

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-22

  Pizer, Steven D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84871597917     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318277eb92     Document Type: Editorial

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