by Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
According to an article from Kaiser Health News, starting in October More than 2,000 hospitals will be penalized by the government because many of their patients are readmitted soon after discharge. Healthsprocket has two new lists, States with Highest Average 2013 Medicare Readmissions Penalties for Hospitals and States with Lowest Average 2013 Medicare Readmissions Penalties for Hospitals, which are derived from the data provided in this article.
 
For more information on hospital readmissions be sure to check out Readmissions News.
 
To read the Kaiser Health News article click here