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- Hospital readmission shortly after discharge threatens the quality of patient care and leads to increased medical care costs. In the United States, hospitals with high readmission rates are subject to federal financial penalties.
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Mar 1, 2021 · 30-day hospital readmissions are an indicator of quality of care; hospitals are financially penalized by Medicare for high rates. Numerous care transition processes reduce readmissions in clinical trials.
- Jacqueline Pugh, Lauren S. Penney, Polly H. Noël, Sean Neller, Michael Mader, Erin P. Finley, Holly ...
- 2021
Most of the studies were conducted at single teaching hospitals, did not consider information from the community or treating physicians, and used only one reviewer to decide whether readmissions were avoidable. The median proportion of readmissions deemed avoidable was 27.1% but varied from 5% to 79%.
Jun 7, 2024 · Reducing hospital readmission is crucial for several reasons, as shown below. Patient Well-Being. Emotional and physical impact: Frequent hospital readmissions can emotionally drain patients and their families. The stress, uncertainty, and disruption caused by repeated hospital visits can be emotionally draining.
May 31, 2019 · The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was established as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 in response to reports that readmissions were common, costly, and potentially preventable. 1 The policy established financial penalties for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates and initially ...
- Andrew M. Ibrahim, Justin B. Dimick
- 2019
Sep 14, 2021 · This study highlights important points to consider within the broader context of transitions of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, CMS recognized the potential effect of COVID-19 on readmissions from pneumonia as a primary cause of hospitalization and ICU care during the pandemic.
- Kendall G. Fancher, Mark V. Williams
- 2021
Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals track the number of patients with unplanned readmissions to the hospital within the 30 days after being discharged. Readmission to the hospital could be for any cause, such as worsening of disease or new conditions.
Hospital readmission shortly after discharge threatens the quality of patient care and leads to increased medical care costs. In the United States, hospitals with high readmission rates are subject to federal financial penalties.
