Characteristics of hospitals receiving penalties under the hospital readmissions reduction program

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 342-343

  Joynt, Karen E ^a   Jha, Ashish K ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION COST; LETTER; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872806416     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.94856     Document Type: Letter

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