Readmissions

Hospital readmissions policies have become an integral part of quality improvement measures in the health care reform debate.  CHA supports the goal of comprehensive health care reform and improving quality of care. However, CHA urges caution regarding the appropriateness of relating Medicare payments to hospital readmissions

A Report on California Hospitals, the Economy and Health Care Reform

CHA Special Report
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This CHA Special Report addresses the economic situation facing hospitals and the critical need for health care reform. It is based on the results of a CHA survey of hospital chief financial officers conducted in the second quarter of 2009 as a follow-up to an original study conducted in the fourth quarter of 2008.