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The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Potential Unintended Consequences for Hospitals Serving Vulnerable Populations

Qian Gu, Lane Koenig, Jennifer Faerberg, Caroline Rossi Steinberg, Christopher Vaz, Mary P. Wheatley

Health Services Research · 2014 · 133 citations · 16 references

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Policies to reduce hospital readmissions must balance the need to ensure continued access to quality care for vulnerable populations.

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Opioid Abuse in the United States and Department of Health and Human Services Actions to Address Opioid-Drug-Related Overdoses and Deaths

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Thirty-Day Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries by Race and Site of Care

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An Automated Model to Identify Heart Failure Patients at Risk for 30-Day Readmission or Death Using Electronic Medical Record Data

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