Why you should care about the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

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The CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRR) was effective for discharges beginning on October 1, 2012 and reduces payments to IPPS hospitals with excess readmissions. Even if a hospital isn’t currently experiencing a penalty under the HRR, reducing readmissions now can help to reduce exposure to long term Medicare penalties.

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