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ARE US HOSPITALS GAMING THE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM? AN EVALUATION OF 30-DAY READMISSIONS AND MORTALITY FOR TARGET CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS USING A REGRESSION-DISCONTINUITY FRAMEWORK

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We sought to evaluate concerns about US hospitals gaming readmission measures by deferring admissions for AMI and HF during the 30-day period to avoid readmission penalties. For 2011-2017, we calculated… Click to show full abstract

We sought to evaluate concerns about US hospitals gaming readmission measures by deferring admissions for AMI and HF during the 30-day period to avoid readmission penalties. For 2011-2017, we calculated each hospital's daily rates of readmission from post-discharge day 1 to 60 for elderly Medicare

Keywords: readmissions reduction; hospital readmissions; day; gaming hospital; reduction program; hospitals gaming

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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