The Intended and Unintended Consequences of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Engy Ziedan
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Readmission ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Hospital Readmission Reduction Program ◽  
Reduction Program

scholarly journals Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 1166-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cian P. McCarthy ◽  
Muthiah Vaduganathan ◽  
Avinainder Singh ◽  
Zirui Song ◽  
Ron Blankstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Hospital Readmission ◽  
Hospital Readmission Reduction Program ◽  
Reduction Program

scholarly journals Reducing Hospital Readmissions: A PatientBond Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Walker
Keyword(s):  
Patient Engagement ◽  
Hospital Readmission ◽  
Readmission Rate ◽  
Hospital Readmissions ◽  
Rehospitalization Rate ◽  
Hospital Readmission Reduction Program ◽  
Reduction Program

Readmission penalties on hospitals hit a new high in 2016, increasing by a fifth over 2015 numbers to $528 million. Yet, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the 30-day readmission rate is on the decline. Since the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) began in 2010, preventable readmissions have dropped by 8% nationally.1 So why will hospitals lose out on more than half a billion dollars in CMS reimbursements next year? Changes in how the rehospitalization rate is calculated influenced the jump in penalties. But that is not the only factor influencing 30-day readmissions. Patient engagement efforts often fall short, too.

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