The financial stakes are getting higher when patients are readmitted to the hospital
July 2013
The financial stakes are getting higher when patients are readmitted to the hospital.
CMS will penalize hospitals when patients with heart failure, MI, or pneumonia are readmitted within a month.
They will likely add more indications, such as cardiac bypasses and stents, COPD, and joint replacements.
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