Pushing Hospitals To Reduce Readmissions Hasn’t Increased Deaths

Association of Changing Hospital Readmission Rates With Mortality Rates After Hospital Discharge – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Pushing Hospitals To Reduce Readmissions Hasn’t Increased Deaths – NPR (free) AND Reduction in Hospital Readmission Rate Not Associated With Increased Risk of Death Following Discharge – The JAMA Network (free) AND Lower Readmissions Not Linked to Post-Discharge Mortality Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Study: Reducing readmissions does not harm patients – Becker’s Hospital Review (free)