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Study sheds light on surgical readmission triggers

This January, CMS expanded its readmissions prevention program, adding two more procedures to its list of conditions for which hospitals can be penalized if patients with the conditions are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. To prevent these readmissions, hospitals and case managers need to understand the factors that drive them.

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