Take a walk down memory lane with the Q-Centrix Readmission Timeline. Our infographic is a snapshot of the events that created a few troubling trends in hospital readmissions.

1. A report from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation puts early readmissions in the
spotlight: “The US healthcare system suffers
from a chronic malady—the revolving door
syndrome at its hospitals.”
HOSPITAL READMSSION PROGRAM
CMS launches HRRP to incentivizelower hospital readmissions. Hospitalswith readmissions exceeding theexpected rate will be penalizedfinancially.
GROWING PENALTIES
2,000 HOSPITALS PAY PENALTIES
CMS ADDS MORE CATEGORIES
2008
A Snapshot of Troubling Trends in Readmissions
CMS BEGAN MEASURING READMISSIONS
2010
2012
ROBERT JOHNSON FOUNDATION REPORT
2013
2015
2017
Measurement started with congestive
heart failure, pneumonia and acute
myocardial infarction. Performance is
measured in three-year increments
and then reported.
CMS adds new readmissions for
COPD, heart attack, and hip/knee
replacements, diagnosis groups
which contribute substantially to
overall hospital readmissions.
2,000 hospitals penalized for
excess readmissions in first
year of HRRP. The penalty
reduces Medicare
reimbursement for all patients
discharged in the affected
year.
Poor hospital performance and the
addition of new penalty groups leads to
more than 2,600 hospitals facing a
penalty for excess readmissions.
Hospital reimbursement is reduced by
$428 million, up from $227m in 2014.
CMS Announces Bundled Payment
CMS ADDS MORE CATEGORIES
CMS to penalize hospitals for excess
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
readmissions, which is expected to
increase size of penalties even more.
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Though % of hospitals penalized continues
to increase, Q-Centrix survey reveals that
hospital executives are confident in their
ability to reduce readmissions.