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New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals
by Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | Oct 2, 2019 Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year…
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Enabling Improved Patient Outcomes with Smith & Nephew’s Pioneering Episode of Care Assurance Program (eCAP)
8 November 2016 Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, announces that the U.S. health and wellness…
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Hospitals face record penalties as CMS expands criteria for readmissions fines
By Elizabeth Whitman | August 3, 2016 The CMS released a slew of revisions Tuesday to how it will pay hospitals…
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CMS will test paying more for skilled nursing to curb hospital readmissions
By Virgil Dickson | March 24, 2016 The CMS will test whether paying skilled-nursing facilities more will help reduce avoidable hospital…
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5 things to know about 90-day cervical spine surgery readmission rates
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery examines the 90-day readmission rate for patients undergoing cervical spine…
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