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- The purpose of this program is to improve quality and lower costs for Medicare patients. It is meant to help ensure that hospitals discharge patients when they are fully prepared and safe for continued care at home or at a lower acuity setting....
- CMS will continue to look at other potential exclusions from the readmission penalty calculation. For hospitals that exceeded the average readmission ratio, a penalty was determined and is now being applied to Medicare payments. In October , the...