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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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)33685-x
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… read more here.
Keywords: readmissions reduction; hospital readmissions; day; gaming hospital ... See more keywords