• Am J Med Qual · Jul 2012

    Inappropriate use of payment weights to risk adjust readmission rates.

    • Richard L Fuller, Norbert I Goldfield, Richard F Averill, and John S Hughes.
    • 3M Health Information Systems, Inc, Silver Spring, MD, USA. rlfuller@mmm.com
    • Am J Med Qual. 2012 Jul 1; 27 (4): 341-4.

    AbstractIn this article, the authors demonstrate that the use of relative weights, as incorporated within the National Quality Forum-endorsed PacifiCare readmission measure, is inappropriate for risk adjusting rates of hospital readmission.

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