Changes in Discharge Location and Readmission Rates Under Medicare Bundled Payment.

JAMA Intern Med

Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York3Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York4Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York.

Published: January 2016

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