Hospitals can download the reports at My QualityNet. If a hospital suspects an error in its Excess Readmission Ratio calculations, it should notify CMS by sending an email to CMS_readmissions_reduction@mathematica-mpr.com by July 19.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates will receive reduced Medicare payments beginning in FY 2013.
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