Effect of a hospital-wide measure on the readmissions reduction program

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 377, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 1551-1558

  Zuckerman, Rachael B ^a   Joynt Maddox, Karen E ^a,b   Sheingold, Steven H ^a   Chen, Lena M ^a,c   Epstein, Arnold M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONDITION SPECIFIC MEASURE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEART FAILURE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL WIDE MEASURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM IMPACT; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; MEDICARE; PATIENT READMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85031803009     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1701791     Document Type: Article

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