Key result
National patient safety initiatives and Affordable Care Act programs were associated with a 9% decrease in hospital-acquired conditions and an 8% decrease in 30-day readmissions from 2010 to 2012.
Why the study?
Does hospital performance on patient safety improve 30-day mortality and unplanned readmission in Medicare fee-for-service patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
793 acute care hospitals that treated 30 or more Medicare fee-for-service patients hospitalized for acute…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
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Poörer hospital safety performance was associated with higher AMI mortality/readmission; leaves open whether safety improvements would reduce these rates.
Does hospital performance on patient safety improve 30-day mortality and unplanned readmission in Medicare fee-for-service patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Effect estimate: 9% decrease
Absolute Event Rate: 132% vs 145%
Hospitals with poorer patient safety performance for AMI patients also have higher 30-day all-cause mortality and unplanned readmission rates.
Wang et al. (2016) studied Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Readmissions. Partnership for Patients and Affordable Care Act initiatives vs. 2010 baseline was evaluated on Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Conditions (per 1,000 discharges) (9% decrease). National patient safety initiatives and Affordable Care Act programs were associated with a 9% decrease in hospital-acquired conditions and an 8% decrease in 30-day readmissions from 2010 to 2012.
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