title: Hospital readmissions reduction program.
authors.affiliation: From Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.K.M., L.A.A.); Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium, Denver (C.K.M., L.A.A.); and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (Z.J.E.).
authors.forename: Colleen K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: McIlvennan
authors.affiliation: From Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.K.M., L.A.A.); Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium, Denver (C.K.M., L.A.A.); and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (Z.J.E.).
authors.forename: Zubin J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.affiliation: From Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (C.K.M., L.A.A.); Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium, Denver (C.K.M., L.A.A.); and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (Z.J.E.). larry.allen@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008489:Medical Indigency; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009042:Motivation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States
keywords: health care quality, access, and evaluation; health policy; heart failure; patient readmission