Key result
Frequent hospital admissions linked to ~3x more comorbidities and higher uninsured or Medicaid rates.
Population
28,291 frequently admitted patients across 101 US academic medical centers
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 year (2011-2012)
Authors
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Identifies high-comorbidity patients for targeted resource planning; leaves open whether interventions reduce utilization.
Observational (n=28,291)
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 7.1% vs 2.5%
Frequently admitted patients represent a small fraction of the population but consume a disproportionate share of healthcare resources, driven by multiple complex chronic conditions and behavioral comorbidities.
Szekendi et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Frequent hospital readmission (n=28,291). Frequent hospital admission (≥5 times/year) vs. Other hospitalized patients was evaluated on Average number of comorbidities. Frequently admitted patients (≥5 admissions/year) had significantly more comorbidities than other hospitalized patients (average 7.1 vs 2.5) and were more likely to be uninsured or on Medicaid.
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