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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBucholz EM, Toomey SL, Butala NM
Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.
Investigators sought to determine the correlation between hospital 30-day risk-standardized readmission rates in elderly adults and those in nonelderly adults and children. Data from U.S. hospitals in the 2013-2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database were used. The researchers found that hospital readmission rates in elderly adults may reflect broader hospital readmission performance in middle-aged and young adult populations, but they are not reflective of hospital performance in pediatric populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513; HS025299.
Citation: Bucholz EM, Toomey SL, Butala NM .
Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.
Health Serv Res 2020 Apr;55(2):277-87. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13269..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Readmissions, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies, Children/Adolescents
Ma C, Shang J, Miner S
The prevalence, reasons, and risk factors for hospital readmissions among home health care patients: a systematic review.
This systematic review examined the current evidence about hospital readmissions from home health care (HHC). Among 18 reviewed articles, they found that reported readmission rates and risk factors varied dramatically between studies; reasons for readmissions were understudied; and findings were limited by small sample sizes, single data source, and methodological flaws. They recommended that future studies use multiple national data sources across patients’ care spectrum and advanced statistical models to identify who among HHC patients are most likely to be readmitted to hospital and for what reason.
AHRQ-funded; HS023593.
Citation: Ma C, Shang J, Miner S .
The prevalence, reasons, and risk factors for hospital readmissions among home health care patients: a systematic review.
Home Health Care Manag Pract 2018 May;30(2):83-92.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Health Services Research (HSR), Home Healthcare, Hospital Readmissions
Arbaje AI, Yu Q, Wang J J
Senior services in US hospitals and readmission risk in the Medicare population.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether hospitals' Senior Care Services Scale (SCSS) scores were associated with risk of readmission among Medicare beneficiaries. The study concluded that senior services at the hospital-level represented a modifiable risk factor with important impact. Employing organization-level characteristics in readmission risk prediction tools should be expanded.
AHRQ-funded; HS022916
Citation: Arbaje AI, Yu Q, Wang J J .
Senior services in US hospitals and readmission risk in the Medicare population.
Int J Qual Health Care 2017 Oct 1;29(6):845-52. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx112..
Keywords: Elderly, Health Services Research (HSR), Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Medicare