Excluding Observation Stays from Readmission Rates — What Quality Measures Are Missing

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Opinion: Ignoring evidence begot Medicare’s dangerous hospital readmissions penalty

Yahoo! News, 21 May 2019

Federal programs designed to cut costs and improve health by penalizing doctors and hospitals are failing at an alarming rate.

Lower readmission rates may be offset by observation days

McKnight's, 09 Jul 2018

Share this content: Amber Sabbatini, M.D., says to be cautious when looking at rates.

Different Takes: When Good-Enough Medicaid Care Is Really Bad; Medicare Marches Closer To Fiscal Flop

Kaiser Health News, 07 Jun 2018

Opinion writers look at health policies and potential pitfalls they face. The New York Times: Medicaid’s Nickel-And-Dime…

Are hospital readmissions an accurate quality measure? These 2 researchers aren't so sure

Becker's Hospital Review, 01 Jun 2018

CMS rolled out its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in 2012, transforming hospital readmissions into a widely accepted…

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