Readmission rates in not-for-profit vs. proprietary hospitals before and after the hospital readmission reduction program implementation

Abstract Background The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) to penalize hospitals with excessive 30-day hospital readmissions of Medicare enrollees for specific conditions. This policy was aimed at increasing the quality of care de...

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Published in:	BMC Health Services Research
Main Authors:	Lauren E. Birmingham, Willie H. Oglesby
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Readmissions Healthcare quality Hospital Not-for-profit hospital Proprietary hospital Health policy
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2840-4