Day: April 9, 2013

More bad news for Medicare’s hospital readmissions measure

Austin Frakt April 9, 2013

Jordan Rao reports: A study published Tuesday says Medicare may be missing factors that lead to post-hospital health problems because it isn’t counting many discharged

Heading back to Amherst

Aaron Carroll April 9, 2013

Longtime readers of the blog know of my love for my alma mater, Amherst College. Got my wish! Tomorrow morning, I’ll be heading back there

The harms are just as important as the benefits

Aaron Carroll April 9, 2013

I’m not sure I can say it any better than this: Although 1 in 6 men (16.7%) will receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer in

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Day: April 9, 2013

More bad news for Medicare’s hospital readmissions measure

Heading back to Amherst

The harms are just as important as the benefits

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