title: Medicare to penalize hospitals for readmissions.
authors.affiliation: Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, FL, USA. ed.yoder@mfms.com
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yoder
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States