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Variation in readmission rates by emergency departments and emergency department providers caring for patients after discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of the emergency department (ED) provider and ED facility in readmissions of recently discharged patients who visit the ED has not been studied.

Objective

To determine the variation in readmission rates by ED facility and ED providers caring for patients after discharge.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using multilevel, multivariable models of 100% Texas Medicare claims data from the years 2007 to 2011.

Setting

Texas acute-care hospitals and ED facilities.

Patients

Medicare beneficiaries who visited an ED within 30 days of discharge from a hospital.

Intervention

None.

Measurement

Readmission after an ED visit within 30 days of discharge from an initial hospitalization defined as a hospitalization starting the day of or the day following the ED visit.

Results

The mean readmission rate following an ED visit was 52.67%. In 2-level models, 14.2% of ED providers readmitted significantly more patients (mean readmission rate of 67.2%) than the mean; 14.7% of ED providers readmitted significantly fewer patients (mean readmission rate of 36.8%) than the mean. After accounting for the ED facility in 3-level models, the variance for the ED providers decreased 65% from 0.2532 to 0.0893.

Conclusions

The risk of readmission varies by ED provider caring for patients after discharge. A large part of this variation is explained by the ED facility in which the ED providers practice. Thus, ED provider practices patterns and ED facility systems of care may be a target for interventions to reduce readmissions.

SUBMITTER: Singh S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4891808 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Variation in readmission rates by emergency departments and emergency department providers caring for patients after discharge.

Singh Siddhartha S Lin Yu-Li YL Nattinger Ann B AB Kuo Yong-Fang YF Goodwin James S JS

Journal of hospital medicine 20150630 11

<h4>Background</h4>The role of the emergency department (ED) provider and ED facility in readmissions of recently discharged patients who visit the ED has not been studied.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the variation in readmission rates by ED facility and ED providers caring for patients after discharge.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study using multilevel, multivariable models of 100% Texas Medicare claims data from the years 2007 to 2011.<h4>Setting</h4>Texas acute-care hospitals and ED ...[more]

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Variation in readmission rates by emergency departments and emergency department providers caring for patients after discharge.

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