Hospital Readmission From Post-Acute Care Facilities: Risk Factors, Timing, and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have increased rapidly. This increase may lead to more hospital readmissions from PAC facilities, which are common and poorly understood. We sought to determine the risk factors and timing for hospital readmission from PAC facilities and evaluate the impact of readmission on patient outcomes.

Design

Retrospective analysis of Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) from 2003-2009.

Setting

The MCBS is a nationally representative survey of beneficiaries matched with claims data.

Participants

Community-dwelling beneficiaries who were hospitalized and discharged to a PAC facility for rehabilitation.

Intervention/exposure

Potential readmission risk factors included patient demographics, heal

SUBMITTER: Burke RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4847128 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature