Key result
Same-hospital readmission metrics captured only 68% of 30-day all-cause readmissions and 70% of potentially preventable readmissions, demonstrating weak to moderate correlation with overall performance.
Why the study?
Does using same-hospital readmission metrics accurately reflect hospital performance compared to all-hospital readmission metrics?
Population
Patients in the 2000-2009 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Patient Discharge…
Comparison
Same-hospital readmission metrics vs All-hospital readmission metrics
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Same-hospital readmission metrics likely underestimate rates; leaves open whether all-hospital tracking should inform quality reporting or research.
Observational
Yes
Does using same-hospital readmission metrics accurately reflect hospital performance compared to all-hospital readmission metrics?
Same-hospital readmission metrics are limited and may not accurately reflect hospital performance or longitudinal changes compared to metrics that account for readmissions to other hospitals.
Davies et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Hospital readmissions. Same-hospital readmission metrics vs. All-hospital readmission metrics was evaluated on Proportion of 30-day readmissions occurring to the same hospital. Same-hospital readmission metrics captured only 68% of 30-day all-cause readmissions and 70% of potentially preventable readmissions, demonstrating weak to moderate correlation with overall performance.
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