For Medicare patients, a study published in JAMA found no evidence for an increase in in-hospital or post-discharge mortality linked to the implementation of CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction ...

Reducing readmissions is a top-of-mind concern for hospital administrators around the country. Not only does reducing readmissions have a positive influence on patient experience and community health, ...

hospital wristband Racial disparities may be widening within safety-net hospitals for non-HRRP-targeted conditions. After Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) began enforcing ...

Financial penalties levied under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program lead to the poorest performing hospitals to achieve the greatest reductions in readmission ...

Hospital readmissions cost hospitals about $26 billion annually. Systems like the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) within the Affordable Care Act penalize hospitals with higher ...

ANAHEIM, CA — Controversial new research suggests the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) may have slowed the revolving door for Medicare ...

Hospital readmissions are costly and often preventable events. Yet intense efforts to decrease readmissions rates and avoid penalties under the 2010 federal healthcare reform law have yet to have a ...

A new Press Ganey white paper highlights an association between HCAHPS performance -- patient experience scores -- and lower rates of readmission. (Performance Insights - The Relationship Between ...

These results highlight the benefits of the BRIDGE program and support the hypothesis that the BRIDGE program provides a significant savings in avoided hospital readmissions when compared to usual ...

Oct. 16--A government program that keeps an eye on hospital readmission numbers penalized St. James Healthcare starting this fall, impacting its financial picture. "St. James will see a .33% reduction ...