Preventing Rehospitalization: Home Care to the Rescue?
January 19, 2012
Medicare is going to penalize hospitals that have high readmission rates. Take it to the next step: hospitals are going to be held accountable for what happens once their patients are home. The consequences of a revolving hospital door for Medicare patients who are re-admitted within 30 days of their discharge will soon be affecting the hospital’s bottom line. What used to be considered more revenue, inpatient admissions, is going to cost hospitals money starting October 2012, when a Medicare patient is readmitted in ...
