Medicare cuts payments to nursing homes whose patients keep ending up in hospital.

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Medicare cuts payments to nursing homes whose patients keep ending up in hospital.

December 12, 2018

Rau J. Kaiser Health News. December 3, 2018.

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Long-term care environments harbor various challenges to patient safety. This news article reports on the federal government strategy to incentivize reductions in hospital readmissions of nursing home residents through the implementation of financial bonuses or penalties.

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