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Deconstructing hospital readmission rates

August 7, 2015by Robert Whitcomb in Uncategorized tagged hospital readmission rates

MedPage Today talked to some hospital administrators and healthcare experts about whether hospital readmission rates are a correct quality measure for measuring the quality of care.

The interviews delved into:

“How much are readmissions really under the hospital’s control?

“Do the falling readmission rates mean the current policy is working (however slowly)?

“What are the unintended consequences?”