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January 1, 2013Medicare & Medicaid Research ReviewOpen Access

Medicare Readmission Rates Showed Meaningful Decline in 2012

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Why the study?

Did the 30-day all-cause hospital readmission rate for Medicare FFS beneficiaries change in 2012 compared to 2007-2011, and did it differ by Partnership for Patients (P4P) participation?

Population

Medicare FFS beneficiaries experiencing at least one acute inpatient hospital stay

Comparison

Partnership for Patients program participation vs Non-participating hospitals in the P4P program

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

30-day

Authors

GGGeoffrey GerhardtCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesAYAlshadye YemaneCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesPHPeter E. HickmanAustralian National University

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Implication

The 2012 Medicare readmission decline supports ongoing surveillance; leaves open P4P participation effects in this observational cohort.

Structured PICO

Did the 30-day all-cause hospital readmission rate for Medicare FFS beneficiaries change in 2012 compared to 2007-2011, and did it differ by Partnership for Patients (P4P) participation?

P
Population
Medicare FFS beneficiaries experiencing at least one acute inpatient hospital stay
I
Intervention
Partnership for Patients (P4P) program participation (observational)
C
Comparator
Non-participating hospitals in the P4P program
O
Outcome
30-day, all-cause hospital readmission ratehard clinical

Hospital readmission rates for Medicare FFS beneficiaries dropped noticeably in 2012 compared to the 2007-2011 average.

Limitations

  • Claims data are not yet final for 2012
  • The reasons behind the apparent reduction are not yet clear

Cite This Study

Gerhardt et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bf16a00ee29383e9d2ff9https://doi.org/10.5600/mmrr.003.02.b01
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