Research: Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Outcomes in Heart Failure

Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Implementation With Readmission and Mortality Outcomes in Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: To Fix the Hospital Readmissions Program, Prioritize What Matters – JAMA Forum (free) AND Readmissions reduction program linked to increased mortality for heart failure patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Going the Wrong Way: ACA’s Readmission Reduction Program Linked To Increased Heart Failure Deaths – MedicalResearch (free) AND Hospital quality-control program tied to rise in heart failure deaths – Reuters (free)