Iqbal Ratnani¹*, Annum Faisal², Parisa Aijaz³, Samia Nadeem⁴ and Salim Surani⁵

¹DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA
²Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
³Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
⁴Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
⁵Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

*Corresponding Author: Iqbal Ratnani, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Received: February 28, 2022; Published: April 22, 2022

Abstract

This review intends to explain the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 30-days unplanned readmission rule under its Hospital Reduction Readmission Program (HRRP). In this article, we will briefly define this rule with its intent, origin, impact on patients, hospitals, and staff/managers. In other words, we will describe who, what, when, where, why, and how this rule applies. We would also make some recommendations in this regard.

Keywords: Medicare; Readmissions; 30-days rule; CMS; Hospital Reduction Readmission Program

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Citation

Citation: Iqbal Ratnani., et al. “Medicare’s 30-days Readmission Rule in the United States: A Review and Recommendations”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 6.5 (2022): 165-167.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Iqbal Ratnani., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.