Impact of hospitals’ Referral Region racial and ethnic diversity on 30-day readmission rates of older adults

Impact of hospitals’ Referral Region racial and ethnic diversity on 30-day readmission rates of older adults

Background: The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) began decreasing Medicare payments to hospitals reporting high readmission rates for individuals over 65. Thus, financially incentivizing hospitals to improve quality performance on preventable readmissions. Well-established research ind...

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Main Authors: Hanadi Hamadi, Laree Moody, Emma Apatu, Helene Vossos, Aurora Tafili, Aaron Spaulding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Hospitals
quality of care
hospital readmission
older adults
reduction program
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1613882

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1613882

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