The Effect of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on the Duration of Observation Stays: Using Regression Discontinuity to Estimate Causal Effects

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Determine whether hospitals are increasing the duration of observation stays following index admission for heart failure to avoid potential payment penalties from the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program. STUDY DESIGN: The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program applies a 30-day...

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Autores principales: Albritton, Jordan, Belnap, Thomas, Savitz, Lucy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2017
Materias:
Empirical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29930970
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/egems.197

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29930970
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/egems.197

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