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Changes in hospital referral patterns to skilled nursing facilities under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

BACKGROUND: The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) penalizes hospitals for higher-than-expected readmission rates. Almost 20% of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients receive post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) after hospitalization. SNF patients have high readmission...

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Published in:Med Care
Main Authors: Kim, Kunhee Lucy, Li, Li, Kuang, Meng, Horwitz, Leora I., Desai, Sunita M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944285/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31335756
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001169
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