Why the study?
Does a hospital-wide readmission measure compared to condition-specific measures affect penalty eligibility and financial disparities for safety-net hospitals?
Population
3,443 US hospitals evaluated using Medicare claims from 2011 through 2013.
Comparison
Hospital-wide readmission measure vs Condition-specific readmission measures
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2011 through 2013
Authors
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May increase penalties and widen disparities for safety-net hospitals; leaves open whether hospital-wide measures improve equity or reflect unadjusted case mix.
Does a hospital-wide readmission measure compared to condition-specific measures affect penalty eligibility and financial disparities for safety-net hospitals?
Transitioning to a hospital-wide readmission measure would substantially increase financial penalties for safety-net hospitals compared to condition-specific measures.
Zuckerman et al. (2017) studied this question.
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