Editor's Note
Early readmissions (within 7 days of discharge) were more likely to be preventable and amenable to hospital-based interventions, and late readmissions (8 to 30 days after discharge) were less likely to be preventable and more amenable to ambulatory and home-based interventions, this study finds.
In this study of 822 patients from 10 academic medical centers:
The researchers recommend that Medicare change its readmissions penalty program time frame from 30 days to 7 days.
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