30-day hospital readmission rates vary after inpatient rehab
Nearly 12% of Medicare patients who receive inpatient rehabilitation following discharge from acute-care hospitalization are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge from the rehabilitation facility, according to a study in the Feb. 12 …
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Hospital 30-day readmission rates vary after inpatient rehabilitation
The study represents the first such research on reasons for post-rehab readmissions, according to a statement from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. "Currently, Medicare spends $ 20 billion each year on readmissions of hospitalized …
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