Readmissions within 30 days of hospitalization for HF, acute MI, or pneumonia occur frequently throughout the entire month and share a consistent spectrum of diagnoses across different demographic groups.
Supports broad postdischarge monitoring after HF/MI/pneumonia; leaves open whether timing- or demographic-specific strategies reduce readmissions.
Among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries hospitalized for HF, acute MI, or pneumonia, 30-day readmissions were frequent throughout the month after hospitalization and resulted from a similar spectrum of readmission diagnoses regardless of age, sex, race, or time after discharge.
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