The American Journal of Managed Care

Data Presented at AHA Shows Medicare's HRRP Only Cut Readmissions for the Wealthy

Posters presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Illinois, found that the neighborhood income and socioeconomic status had an effect on heart failure and ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

MedPAC Reports Lower Readmission Rates and Reduced Medicare Spending With HRRP

According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), hospital readmission rates have fallen following implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and HRRP did not ...
TCTMD

Program to Cut Hospital Readmissions Has Not Changed Racial Disparities in Acute MI

At least on the surface, readmissions after acute MI have declined under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). But dig a little deeper and significant racial disparities in both ...
HealthLeaders Media

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program's Impact Downgraded

The reduction in readmission rates is about half as large as previously reported, researchers say. Gains from Medicare's most prominent readmissions reduction initiative have been overstated, recent ...
Health Affairs

Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Reignites Debate Over Risk Adjusting Quality Measures

Do safety net hospitals categorically under perform the national average in terms of managing readmissions? Or is something else triggering higher rates of readmissions in these facilities? These ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Readmission reduction program increases mortality in Medicare heart failure patients

The implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program reduced the rate of readmissions, but also simultaneously increased the mortality rate of Medicare patients with heart failure, ...
Healthcare Dive

JAMA findings suggest 'unintended harm' from Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

New evidence links CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to unintended harm in some patients, a JAMA editorial suggests. Researchers analyzed 8.3 million hospitalizations of Medicare enrollees ...
Fierce Healthcare

MedPAC: Medicare's readmission program not causing increase in observation stays

CMS' readmissions reduction program isn't responsible for an uptick in observation stays. That, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) June report (PDF), which was submitted to ...
TCTMD

Data Hint at Unintended Consequences of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), enacted by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, appears to have led to an increase in deaths within 30 days of discharge in Medicare beneficiaries ...
clinicaladvisor.com

HRRP Implementation Reduced 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates in COPD

Implementation of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program was associated with a decrease in 30-day readmissions in patients with COPD following their hospital discharge. Implementation of the ...
Health Affairs

Patient Readmission Rates For All Insurance Types After Implementation Of The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Since the implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), readmissions have declined for Medicare patients with conditions targeted by the policy (acute myocardial infarction, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CMS hospital readmission reduction program ineffective for COPD, study suggests

Researchers found CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program slowed adoption of quality inpatient care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The analysis, published in the American ...