2017 ACRM Annual Conference Abstracts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted hospital readmission measures for public reporting and value-based purchasing initiatives for several post-acute care programs, including inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). The objective of this study is to examine whether there are differences in IRFs’ all-cause, 30-day post-discharge hospital readmission rates by facilities’ organizational characteristics or geographic region.