Thirty-day hospital readmission rate among adults living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Thirty-day hospital readmission rate is receiving increasing attention as a quality-of-care indicator. The objective of this study was to determine readmission rates and to identify factors associated with readmission among persons living with HIV.

Design

Prospective multicenter observational cohort.

Setting

Nine US HIV clinics affiliated through the HIV Research Network.

Participants

Patients engaged in HIV care during 2005-2010.

Main outcome measure(s)

Readmission rate was defined as the proportion of hospitalizations followed by a readmission within 30 days. Factors in multivariate analyses included diagnostic categories, patient demographic and clinical characteristics, and having an outpatient follow-up visit.

Results

Among 11,651 t

SUBMITTER: Berry SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3796165 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature