Key result
The majority of 30-day readmissions occurred at the same hospital, although rates varied considerably by condition and a significant number of hospitals had very low rates of same-hospital readmissions.
Population
Patients across multiple conditions from 16 states
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Different-hospital readmissions may limit HRRP accountability; leaves open need for adjusted metrics in observational cohorts.
Observational
Yes
A significant proportion of 30-day readmissions occur at different hospitals, which has implications for hospital accountability programs like the HRRP.
Henke et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Multiple conditions. Patient characteristics was evaluated on Same-hospital 30-day readmission. The majority of 30-day readmissions occurred at the same hospital, although rates varied considerably by condition and a significant number of hospitals had very low rates of same-hospital readmissions.
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