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Surgery outcomes predict readmission rates

Healthcare organizations have just begun becoming accustomed to the idea that readmission rates within 30 days affect reimbursement from CMS. Leaders in these organizations know that patients admitted for medical conditions such as heart failure and pneumonia who come back will have the potential to affect their reimbursement and their publicly posted readmission rates.

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