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MedPAC recommends 2019 payment update for hospitals, no PAC update
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday recommended that Congress increase Medicare base payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by 1.25% in 2019, as provided under
Report, hospital leaders make case for revamping readmissions penalties
A new AHA TrendWatch report calls for refinements in Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) that achieve the goal of
Hospital leaders, report make case for changing readmissions penalties
At an AHA-sponsored briefing today on Capitol Hill, hospital leaders called for changes in Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
Study: Hospital readmissions following hip or knee replacement down sharply
Unplanned hospital readmissions following elective hip and knee replacements fell 20% and 23%, respectively, between 2009 and 2013 among adults aged 50-84 enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans provi
Study: Adjusting for social determinants of health changes readmissions penalty status
In a study published online this week in JAMA Pediatrics, adjusting for social determinants of heal
Study: No evidence that decline in readmissions linked to changes in observation stays
Hospitals with greater reductions in readmissions rates are no more likely to increase their observation-service use than other hospitals, according to a
Hospital leaders urge Congress to support HOPD flexibility, changes to readmissions program
Hospital leaders today urged their federal legislators to support certain provisions critical to patients and hospitals before adjourning this legislative session.
Hospital leaders urge Congress to support HOPD flexibility, changes to readmissions program
Hospital leaders yesterday urged their federal legislators to support certain provisions critical to patients and hospitals before adjourning this legislative session.
CMS: Medicare 30-day hospital readmissions fall by 565,000 over five years
Medicare 30-day readmission rates declined in 49 states between 2010 and 2015, resulting in an estimated 565,000 fewer hospital readmissions, according to
Study: Voluntary value-based reforms associated with greater readmissions reductions
Hospitals participating in certain voluntary valued-based reforms have reduced their readmissions more than hospitals participating in only the mandatory Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, ac