Rate of Unplanned Hospital Readmissions Within...
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California’s overall 30-day readmission rate has declined from 14% in 2011 to 13.5% in 2015.[1] The rate of unplanned hospital readmissions is an important measure of clinical quality. High rates may indicate concerns with low quality and are associated with high costs.[2] Fortunately, there is evidence that hospital readmission rates can be reduced using tested quality improvement methods.[3] Typically, these interventions involve system transformation. Coordinating care between in-patient, outpatient, home, and community settings is a key component of high quality health systems.[3]
Patients’ demographic and economic status, social support structure, and multiple health conditions can increase or decrease the likelihood of being readmitted; though these impacts are not fully understood.
Note that this indicator is not risk-adjusted and differs in some ways from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) measure. Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer source, and county of residence. (See metadata below for further details.)
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[1] 2015 LGHC Data Report – Readmission Data
[2] Kocher RP, Adashi EY. Hospital readmissions and the Affordable Care Act: Paying for coordinated quality care. JAMA. 2011;306(16):1794-1795.
[3] Benbassat J, Taragin MI. The effect of clinical interventions on hospital readmissions: A meta-review of published meta-analyses. Israel J. of Health Policy Res. 2013;2(1):1-15.
Source: All-Cause Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate, California (LGHC Indicator)
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