title: Thirty-day readmissions--truth and consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Joynt
authors.forename: Ashish K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States