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30-day Rehospitalizations per 1000 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) Beneficiaries

CBE ID
2504
Endorsement Status
E&M Committee Rationale/Justification

Steward no longer seeking to maintain endorsement.

1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Number of rehospitalizations occurring within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital (prospective payment system (PPS) or critical access hospital (CAH)) per 1000 FFS Medicare beneficiaries at the state and community level by quarter and year.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of rehospitalizations within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital (PPS or CAH).

      1.15 Denominator

      Medicare FFS beneficiaries, prorated based on the number of days of FFS eligibility in the time period (quarter or year).

      Exclusions

      None

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed All-Cause Admissions and Readmissions Project 2015-2017
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