This article was originally published by EMSWorld News and Medlert Inc.
Under the Affordable Care Act, hospitals, as well as physician groups starting in 2015, are being rewarded or penalized by Medicare based on scores on value-based metrics such as clinical outcomes, patient experience, and efficiency. Part of the push for higher-quality care focuses on eliminating hospital readmissions for the same problem within a short period of time. Nationally, hospital penalties for preventable readmissions are predicted to hit $756 million in 2014, and will likely have a trickle down effect in many other health industries, including the ambulance service industry.
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