Project RED The ReEngineed Discharge

But it is More than Patient Safety"Hospitals with high rates of readmission willbe paid less if patients are readmitted to thehospital within the same 30-day period saving$26 billion over 10 years"Obama Administration Budget DocumentMedPAC recommends reducing payments tohospitals with high readmission ratesMEDPAC Testimony before Congress March „09http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/