Rehospitalizations among Patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program
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- 2 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 360 (14) , 1418-1428
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa0803563
Abstract
Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve quality of care and reduce costs. However, we have limited information on the frequency and patterns of rehospitalization in the United States to aid in planning the necessary changes.Keywords
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