Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: An Economic and Operational Analysis

Dennis J. Zhang
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Dennis J. Zhang
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Itai Gurvich
Itai Gurvich
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Jan A. Van Mieghem
Jan A. Van Mieghem
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Eric Park
Eric Park
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Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Robert S. Young
Robert S. Young
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Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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Mark V. Williams
Mark V. Williams
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College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40508
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Dennis J. Zhang

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Dennis J. Zhang

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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Itai Gurvich

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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Jan A. Van Mieghem

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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Eric Park

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Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada

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Robert S. Young

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Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

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Mark V. Williams

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Published Online:3 Feb 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2280

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