Why the study?
What proportion of 30-day unplanned readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration are clinically related to the index hospitalization, and what are the leading reasons for medical versus surgical readmissions?
Population
2,069,804 Veterans Health Administration hospital discharges with 217,767 unplanned readmissions
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Most readmissions may be unrelated to index care; leaves open whether inpatient-focused quality metrics can substantially reduce rates.
What proportion of 30-day unplanned readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration are clinically related to the index hospitalization, and what are the leading reasons for medical versus surgical readmissions?
The majority of 30-day unplanned readmissions in the VHA are unrelated to the index hospitalization, suggesting that quality improvement interventions targeting inpatient care may only address a minority of readmissions.
Rosen et al. (2013) studied this question.
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