The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Nationwide Perspectives and Recommendations: A JACC: Heart Failure Position Paper
MA Psotka, GC Fonarow, LA Allen, KE Joynt Maddox… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2020 - jacc.org
The mandatory federal pay-for-performance Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
(HRRP) was created to decrease 30-day hospital readmissions by instituting accountability …
(HRRP) was created to decrease 30-day hospital readmissions by instituting accountability …
Association of the hospital readmissions reduction program with mortality among medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and …
Importance The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has been associated
with a reduction in readmission rates for heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …
with a reduction in readmission rates for heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …
Association of socioeconomic area deprivation index with hospital readmissions after colon and rectal surgery
FM Ghirimoldi, S Schmidt, RC Simon, CP Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Risk adjustment for reimbursement and quality measures omits social risk
factors despite adversely affecting health outcomes. Social risk factors are not usually …
factors despite adversely affecting health outcomes. Social risk factors are not usually …
Hospital value-based payment programs and disparity in the United States: A review of current evidence and future perspectives
Beginning in the early 2010s, an array of Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) programs has
been developed in the United States (US) to contain costs and improve health care quality …
been developed in the United States (US) to contain costs and improve health care quality …
Assessment of the effect of adjustment for patient characteristics on hospital readmission rates: implications for pay for performance
Importance In several pay-for-performance programs, Medicare ties payments to
readmission rates but accounts only for a limited set of patient characteristics—and no …
readmission rates but accounts only for a limited set of patient characteristics—and no …
Financial profit in medicine: A position paper from the American College of Physicians
R Crowley, O Atiq, D Hilden… - Annals of Internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
The steady growth of corporate interest and influence in the health care sector over the past
few decades has created a more business-oriented health care system in the United States …
few decades has created a more business-oriented health care system in the United States …
Association between federal value-based incentive programs and health care–associated infection rates in safety-net and non–safety-net hospitals
HE Hsu, R Wang, C Broadwell, K Horan, R Jin… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In the US, federal value-based incentive programs are more likely to penalize
safety-net institutions than non–safety-net institutions. Whether these programs differentially …
safety-net institutions than non–safety-net institutions. Whether these programs differentially …
[HTML][HTML] The economic case for US hospitals to revise their approach to heart failure readmission reduction
To support hospital decision makers in their effort to reduce readmissions, the authors of this
perspective present employer self-insurance as a potential incentive strategy, in particular …
perspective present employer self-insurance as a potential incentive strategy, in particular …
Does health information exchange improve patient outcomes? Empirical evidence from Florida hospitals
Achieving widespread exchange of health information is a national health policy objective,
for it is believed to boost treatment efficiency, reduce health care costs, and improve patient …
for it is believed to boost treatment efficiency, reduce health care costs, and improve patient …
Influence of nonindex hospital readmission on length of stay and mortality
Objective: Describe the prevalence of nonindex 30-day readmissions in a nationally
representative sample of all payers and associations with outcomes. Design: Secondary …
representative sample of all payers and associations with outcomes. Design: Secondary …