The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments
The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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English
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Hospital-acquired conditions, or HACs, often result in additional Medicare payments, generated during the initial hospitalization and in subsequent health care encounters. The purpose of this article is to estimate the incremental cost to Medicare, as measured by Medicare program payments, of six HACs.
The researchers used a matched case-control...
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The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4225036
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4225036
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2159-0354
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2159-0354
DOI
10.5600/mmrr.004.04.a01
