A policy designed to reduce hospital readmissions through financial penalties was associated with a significant increase in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure and pneumonia, according to a new study in JAMA.

A policy designed to reduce hospital readmissions through financial penalties was associated with a significant increase in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure and pneumonia, according to a new study in JAMA.: http://bit.ly/2PW92fg Read more... http://bit.ly/2T5wBEq