Meeting
Abstract Number: 144
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Health care expenditures in the United States have been increasing exponentially while hospital care accounts for one-third of the costs. Approximately 18% of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries are being readmitted within 30 days following their discharge. As a quality measure, penalties for high readmission rates are inversely affecting the reimbursements. Currently, research on the factors […]