124 STAT. 411 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 the Secretary for which a feasible and practical measure has not been endorsed by the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) as long as due consideration is given to measures that have been endorsed or adopted by a con- sensus organization identified by the Secretary. ‘‘(C) APPLICABLE HOSPITAL.—The term ‘applicable hos- pital’ means a subsection (d) hospital or a hospital that is paid under section 1814(b)(3), as the case may be. ‘‘(D) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘applicable period’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, such period as the Secretary shall specify. ‘‘(E) READMISSION.—The term ‘readmission’ means, in the case of an individual who is discharged from an applicable hospital, the admission of the individual to the same or another applicable hospital within a time period specified by the Secretary from the date of such discharge. Insofar as the discharge relates to an applicable condition for which there is an endorsed measure described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), such time period (such as 30 days) shall be consistent with the time period specified for such measure. ‘‘(6) REPORTING HOSPITAL SPECIFIC INFORMATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make informa- tion available to the public regarding readmission rates of each subsection (d) hospital under the program. ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND SUBMIT CORREC- TIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that a subsection (d) hospital has the opportunity to review, and submit correc- tions for, the information to be made public with respect to the hospital under subparagraph (A) prior to such information being made public. ‘‘(C) WEBSITE.—Such information shall be posted on the Hospital Compare Internet website in an easily under- standable format. ‘‘(7) LIMITATIONS ON REVIEW.—There shall be no adminis- trative or judicial review under section 1869, section 1878, or otherwise of the following: ‘‘(A) The determination of base operating DRG payment amounts. ‘‘(B) The methodology for determining the adjustment factor under paragraph (3), including excess readmissions ratio under paragraph (4)(C), aggregate payments for excess readmissions under paragraph (4)(A), and aggregate payments for all discharges under paragraph (4)(B), and applicable periods and applicable conditions under para- graph (5). ‘‘(C) The measures of readmissions as described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii). ‘‘(8) READMISSION RATES FOR ALL PATIENTS.— ‘‘(A) CALCULATION OF READMISSION.—The Secretary shall calculate readmission rates for all patients (as defined in subparagraph (D)) for a specified hospital (as defined in subparagraph (D)(ii)) for an applicable condition (as defined in paragraph (5)(B)) and other conditions deemed appropriate by the Secretary for an applicable period (as defined in paragraph (5)(D)) in the same manner as used to calculate such readmission rates for hospitals with Public information.
