April 17, 2023Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Health care policy that relies on poor measurement is ineffective: Lessons from the hospital readmissions reduction program

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Why the study?

Due to flaws in the measure itself, lessons learned about readmission drivers, and the changing landscape of US healthcare, readmissions have not improved as hoped under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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ASAnn M. SheehyHealth Resources and Services Administration CLCharles LockeJohns Hopkins University NBNicole BonkUW Health University Hospital

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HRRP timing may link to readmission trends; leaves open causal effects and equity impacts in observational data.

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Sheehy et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a761a653ddd128930fbdbcc https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14161

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April 17, 2023Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Health care policy that relies on poor measurement is ineffective: Lessons from the hospital readmissions reduction program

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Why the study?

Design

Commentary

Authors

ASAnn M. SheehyHealth Resources and Services Administration CLCharles LockeJohns Hopkins University NBNicole BonkUW Health University Hospital

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

HRRP timing may link to readmission trends; leaves open causal effects and equity impacts in observational data.

Key Points

Key points are not available for this paper at this time.

Cite This Study

Sheehy et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a761a653ddd128930fbdbcc https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14161

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