Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). Excess readmissions are measured by a ratio, calculated by dividing a hospital's predicted rate of readmissions for heart attack (AMI), heart failure (HF), pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hip/knee replacement (THA/TKA), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) by the expected rate of readmissions, based on an average hospital with similar patients.
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Complete Metadata
| @type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accessRights | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "009:38" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Hospital Compare", "hasURL": "https://cmsqualitysupport.servicenowservices.com/qnet_qa", "hasEmail": "mailto:cmsqualitysupport@servicenowservices.com" } |
| description | In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). Excess readmissions are measured by a ratio, calculated by dividing a hospital's predicted rate of readmissions for heart attack (AMI), heart failure (HF), pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hip/knee replacement (THA/TKA), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) by the expected rate of readmissions, based on an average hospital with similar patients. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "Distribution", "mediaType": "text/csv", "describedBy": { "@type": "Distribution", "title": "data.cms.gov", "accessURL": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/data_dictionaries/hospital/HOSPITAL_Data_Dictionary.pdf", "mediaType": "application/pdf" }, "downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/a171bc36c488d3e0dc33ec63abb469a6_1770163617/FY_2026_Hospital_Readmissions_Reduction_Program_Hospital.csv" } ] |
| identifier | 9n3s-kdb3 |
| inventoried | 2026-09-27 |
| issued | 2020-12-10 |
| keyword |
[ "Acute Myocardial Infarction", "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease", "Coronary Artery Bypass Graft", "Heart Failure", "Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program", "Pneumonia", "Readmissions", "Total Hip and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty" ] |
| landingPage |
{ "@type": "Document", "title": "Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program", "accessURL": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/9n3s-kdb3" } |
| modified | 2026-01-26 |
| programCode |
[ "009:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Office of Communications (OC)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)", "@type": "Organization" } ] } |
| released | 2026-08-13 |
| theme |
[ "Hospitals" ] |
| title | Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program |
