Contemporary Data About Hospital Strategies to Reduce Unplanned Readmissions

Hospital Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions

Heart failure (HF) currently affects 6.5 million adults in the United States (1), and its prevalence is projected to increase by 25% by 2030 (2). Hospitalization represents a turning point in the natural history of HF, with a combined mortality and readmission rate of 30% within 90 days post-discharge; one-quarter of patients are readmitted within 30 days (3,4). Hospitalizations are responsible...

Predicting unplanned hospital readmissions

The number of unplanned readmissions is an important quality improvement indicator for Australian hospitals, as it has a direct impact on costs and patient outcomes. It is a useful indicator for patient multi-morbidity to identify patients that should potentially have different treatment or discharge plans. The objective of the Health Insights Challenge project was to develop a predictive model...

Unplanned Hospital Readmissions After HeartMate II Implantation

epartment of Thoracic a leveland Clinic, Clevelan linic, Cleveland, Ohio; zD r Institute, Cleveland Cli Health Sciences, Researc as funded in part by the rch, held by Dr. Blackston g committee. All othe relevant to the content ollege of Cardiology’s 61s . pt received November 1, he purpose of this study was to identify potential areas for quality improvement and cost containment. We investigate...

Contemporary evidence about hospital strategies for reducing 30-day readmissions: a national study.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the range and prevalence of practices being implemented by hospitals to reduce 30-day readmissions of patients with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). BACKGROUND Readmissions of patients with heart failure or AMI are both common and costly; however, evidence on strategies adopted by hospitals to reduce readmission rates is limited. ...

Heart Failure Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions