Medicare FFS 30 Day Readmission Rate PUF

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<p>The hospital readmission rate PUF presents nation-wide information about inpatient hospital stays that occurred within 30 days of a previous inpatient hospital stay (readmissions) for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. The readmission rate equals the number of inpatient hospital stays classified as readmissions divided by the number of index stays for a given month. Index stays include all inpatient hospital stays except those where the primary diagnosis was cancer treatment or rehabilitation. Readmissions include stays where a beneficiary was admitted as an inpatient within 30 days of the discharge date following a previous index stay, except cases where a stay is considered always planned or potentially planned. Planned readmissions include admissions for organ transplant surgery, maintenance chemotherapy-immunotherapy, and rehabilitation.</p>
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Title Medicare FFS 30 Day Readmission Rate PUF
revision  Date   2017-01-19
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Metadata data stamp:  2017-01-19
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