Why the study?
Do safety-net hospitals face different barriers and use different strategies to reduce readmissions compared to non-safety-net hospitals?
Population
Leadership at 980 US acute care hospitals (62% response rate from 1600 surveyed)
Comparison
Safety-net hospital (SNH) status vs Non-safety-net hospital (non-SNH) status
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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SNHs may need targeted support to overcome barriers; leaves open whether greater strategy adoption narrows readmission gaps.
Do safety-net hospitals face different barriers and use different strategies to reduce readmissions compared to non-safety-net hospitals?
Safety-net hospitals face more patient-related barriers to reducing readmissions but utilize fewer readmission-reduction strategies compared to non-safety-net hospitals, potentially explaining their higher penalty rates.
Figueroa et al. (2017) studied this question.
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