NAHC Submits Comments on Potentially Preventable Readmission Measure

As required by the Improving Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working to develop a potentially preventable readmissions (PPR)  measure  for multiple settings, which includes skilled nursing facilities (SNF), Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), long term care hospitals (LTCH), and home health agencies (HHA). The measure is claims-based and…