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Health Serv Res2023;58(3):549-553.June 1, 2023Journal Article

Health care policy that relies on poor measurement is ineffective: Lessons from the hospital readmissions reduction program.

Ann M Sheehy1, Charles F S Locke2, Nicole Bonk3, Ronald L Hirsch4, W Ryan Powell5
1Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
2Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
3Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
4R1 RCM, Inc., Murray, Utah, USA.
5Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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