CMS Updates Medicare Readmissions Policy, Other Quality Initiatives
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency finalized updates to the readmissions program and to its value-based purchasing program in its final inpatient prospective payment system rule, which takes effect Oct. 1.
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