Key result
Coded severity of illness is associated with reduced readmission rates following the implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
Why the study?
Is coded severity of illness associated with reduced rates of readmission after implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program?
Is coded severity of illness associated with reduced rates of readmission after implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program?
Suggests possible upcoding effects on HRRP metrics; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without further study.
This study uses the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review file to examine whether coded severity of illness is associated with reduced rates of readmission after implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
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Ibrahim et al. (2017) studied this question. Coded severity of illness is associated with reduced readmission rates following the implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
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