“Readmission within 30-days of hospital discharge has received widespread attention as a
potential healthcare quality indicator. In 2013, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services established the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), a cost-
containment strategy that financially penalizes hospitals with higher than expected 30-day
readmission. Though conditions targeted by the HRRP have been predominately medical, it
is anticipated that readmission after surgical procedures will be used to structure financial
incentives and hospital compensation in the near future.”