This statistic displays the percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from FY 2013 to FY 2017. In financial year 2013, about 64 percent of hospitals were penalized for too high readmission rates. This figure increased to 79 percent in the FY 2017.
Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017*
* The current focus in the Medicare HRRP (Hospital Readmission Reduction Program) is on readmissions occurring after initial hospitalizations for selected conditions—namely, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), elective hip or knee replacement, and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 10, 2017). Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017*." Chart. March 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Hospitals Penalized by Medicare for High Readmission Rates in The U.S. from 2013 to 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/ (last visited November 08, 2024)
Percentage of hospitals penalized by Medicare for high readmission rates in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/818920/hospitals-penalized-for-high-admission-rates-by-medicare-in-us/
