I don't really think this will be the case as right now there are mandates that if a patient on Medi... returns to the hospital within 30 days for the same Dx that they were admitted for the hospital can not bill for that subsequent stay. If a Hospital's business model does not take this new mandate to heart, they will suffer some serious financial losses. We have AM rounding at the hospital that I work at and those "frequent flyers" garner more attention during rounds. Routine questions sum up what can be done to prevent a readmission for the same Dx.