The use of administrative data, as opposed to chart review, to gather information on hospital readmissions, results in incorrect reasons for the readmission in about a third of cases, according to research in JAMA Surgery, which could seriously affect penalties levied on hospitals under the CMS program to reduce readmissions.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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