Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Key result
National risk-standardized 30-day all-cause readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure remained unchanged from 2004 (23.7%) to 2006 (23.8%).
Population
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries admitted to a US acute care hospital for heart failure and discharged…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Persistent HF readmission rates signal ongoing care gaps; leaves open effects of subsequent policy interventions.
Study Design
Type
Observational (n=1,616,780)
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
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Population
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries admitted to a US acute care hospital for heart failure and discharged alive between 2004 and 2006 (n=1,616,780 hospitalizations across >4,600 hospitals).
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Outcome
Risk-standardized 30-day all-cause readmission rates (RSRRs)hard clinical
Main Result
Absolute Event Rate: 23.8% vs 23.7%
National 30-day readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with heart failure did not improve between 2004 and 2006.
Cite This Study
Ross et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=1,616,780). National risk-standardized 30-day all-cause readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure remained unchanged from 2004 (23.7%) to 2006 (23.8%).