More Than Half Of Hospitals To Be Penalized For Excess Readmissions Posted on August 4, 2016 by henrykotula Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Health System, Hospital, Hospital Readmissions, Medicare, Medicare Readmission Penalties Leave a comment http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/more-half-hospitals-be-penalized-excess-readmissions?spMailingID=9307459&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=980334722&spReportId=OTgwMzM0NzIyS0 The number of hospitals being penalized will be around the same as last year. But Medicare said the penalties are expected to total $528 million, about $108 million more than last year, because of changes in how readmissions are measured. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related