title: Should hospital readmissions be reduced through payment penalties?
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pizer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000191:economics*