title: Reply: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmissions and medicare reimbursement.
authors.affiliation: 1 VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle, Washington and.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Feemster
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Au
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000592:standards*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care