Last year, 2,225 hospitals had their payments reduced through Oct. 1 this year because of excess readmissions, thanks to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program established by the Patient ...

hospital wristband Racial disparities may be widening within safety-net hospitals for non-HRRP-targeted conditions. After Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) began enforcing ...

The Healthcare Financial Management Association has listed several “areas of concern” in CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in a letter to the Agency. The program, which is scheduled to ...

For more than a decade, hospitals have worked to help older adults avoid repeated inpatient stays, incentivized by a federal program that cuts Medicare reimbursements if hospitals have ...

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - CVS Health's Aetna insurance arm will expand a nascent program pairing members in its privately run Medicare plans with nurses - an effort the company says will reduce ...

ANAHEIM, CA — Controversial new research suggests the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) may have slowed the revolving door for Medicare ...

Long Island hospitals have made strides in preventing hospital-acquired infections and curbing readmissions of recently discharged patients, but their performance is still costing them millions in ...

Rewards tied to improved hospital readmission rates were so small and so variable from year to year that they likely contributed to a “lack of effectiveness” for a key nursing home financial incentive ...

Virtual patient monitoring in telehealth has become a transformative tool for improving both patient care and provider workflows. By enabling continuous, real-time tracking of a patient's vital signs ...

This evaluation looks at a postdischarge digital engagement (PDDE) program using causal inference methods to examine the impact of PDDE on readmission. Objectives: Transitions of care are pivotal, ...

A new study published in JAMA Health Forum found that bundled payment programs for outpatient spine surgery significantly reduced healthcare costs and lowered readmission rates among Medicare ...

Credit: Getty Images. Substance use disorders are a significant issue among military veterans and the treatment of SUD poses a number of challenges. Veterans with substance use disorders experience ...