title: 3M's PPR software criticized, but is research misleading?
abstract: New research suggests that a popular 3M software program doesn't clearly distinguish differences in care quality. The issue is important because the program is increasingly used to make payments to U.S. hospitals based on readmission rates. 3M says the study is flawed and the conclusion incorrect. The researchers concluded that either PPR flagged cases are not more preventable, or additional data collection is needed. The findings are based on a review of 100 randomly selected cases.
mesh_terms: D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006302:Health Services Research; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012984:Software