I wouldn’t blame you if you were taken aback by the statistics seen earlier this month regarding hospital readmissions. Medical systems are supposed to be lowering readmissions in an effort to improve clinician accountability and patient safety all while cutting costs, and the statistics have told us that most have failed to do that. But taking a deeper look beyond the numbers will show you that the future is not so grim.
I wouldn’t blame you if you were taken aback by the statistics seen earlier this month regarding hospital readmissions. As data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated—and as subsequent analysis from Kaiser Health News revealed—Medicare will levy $227 million in penalties against hospitals in every state but one for the second round of the government’s campaign to reduce the number of patients readmitted within 30 days.
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