Impact of time from discharge to readmission on outcomes: an observational study from the US National Readmission Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hospital Readmission Reduction Programme (HRRP) was created to decrease the number of hospital readmissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF), pneumonia (PNA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty.

Objectives

To analyse the impact of the HRRP on readmission rates from 2010 to 2019 and how time to readmission impacted outcomes.

Design

Population-based retrospective study.

Setting

All patients included in the US National Readmission database from 2010 to 2019.

Patients

We recorded demographic and clinical variables.

Measurements

Using linear regression models, we analysed the association between readm

SUBMITTER: Rachoin JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature