Hospital Readmissions Study in AJMC Shows Favorable Medicare Advantage Quality Outcomes

2012 MAR 18 -- America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association representing the health insurance industry, in conjunction with MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven health care solutions, announced that TheAmerican Journal of Managed Care(AJMC) published a new study in its February 2012 print edition titled "Hospital Readmission Rates in Medicare Advantage Plans." As the nation continues to drive focus on crucial patient safety implications of avoiding preventable hospital readmissions, the study contributes fresh evidence that indicates hospital readmission rates are lower in Medicare Advantage (MA) than in Medicare Fee-for-Service...

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