In the Research Letter titled “Comparative Trends in Payment Adjustments Between Safety-Net and Other Hospitals Since the Introduction of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Value-Based Purchasing” published in the April 18, 2017, issue of JAMA, we reported incorrect trends in excess readmission ratios.¹ This study was a retrospective analysis of public data on hospital payment adjustments levied under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) and Value-Based Purchasing differentiated by safety-net vs non–safety-net hospital status. The original article also analyzed the underlying excess readmission ratios used to calculate the HRRP payment penalties.

在JAMA于2017年4月18日发布的题为“自从引入医院再入院减少计划和基于价值的购买后，安全网与其他医院之间的付款调整比较趋势”的研究信中，我们报告了不正确的趋势。超额再入院率。¹这项研究是对根据医院再入院减少计划（HRRP）和基于价值的采购按安全净额与非安全净额医院状况进行区分的医院付款调整的公共数据的回顾性分析。原始文章还分析了用于计算HRRP付款罚款的潜在超额再入比率。