Key result
In the 30 days following hospital discharge, 17.9% of hospitalizations resulted in at least one acute care encounter, with ED visits comprising 39.8% of these postdischarge visits.
Population
4,028,555 unique patients aged 18 years or older with 5,032,254 index hospitalizations discharged between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
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ED visits comprise a major share of 30-day postdischarge acute care; leaves open whether targeting them improves outcomes or readmission rates.
Cohort (n=4,028,555)
Yes
ED visits are common within 30 days of hospital discharge, accounting for nearly 40% of postdischarge hospital-based acute care visits, highlighting the need to focus on ED visits in addition to readmissions during care transitions.
Vashi et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in Recent discharge from acute care hospital (n=4,028,555). Recent discharge from acute care hospital was evaluated on Hospital-based acute care (combined measure of ED visits and hospital readmissions) within 30 days of discharge (95% CI 17.9-18.0). In the 30 days following hospital discharge, 17.9% of hospitalizations resulted in at least one acute care encounter, with ED visits comprising 39.8% of these postdischarge visits.
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