Association of hospital and market characteristics with 30-day readmission rates from 2009 to 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The US government implemented the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on 1 October 2012 to reduce readmission rates through financial penalties to hospitals with excessive readmissions. We conducted a pooled cross-sectional analysis of US hospitals from 2009 to 2015 to determine the association of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program with 30-day readmissions.

Methods

We utilized multivariable linear regression with year and state fixed effects. The model was adjusted for hospital and market characteristics lagged by 1 year. Interaction effects of hospital and market characteristics with the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program indicator variable was also included to assess whether associations of Hospital Readmission Reduction Program with 30-day readmi

SUBMITTER: Tajeu GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798130 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature