readmission rates

Hospitals in Florida and most other states have made progress in reducing preventable “readmissions,” the unplanned return of patients within a month of…

Twelve Florida hospitals had outcomes significantly better than average on results for hip and knee replacement operations in the past three years,…

Medicare has stepped up the top rate of pay cuts for hospitals that have high readmission rates, Kaiser Health News reports. In Florida, about four out of…

Too many patients leave the hospital, only to bounce back within a few weeks -- an indication that either they were discharged too soon or they were…