The HOSPITAL score as a predictor of 30 day readmission in a retrospective study at a university affiliated community hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospital readmissions are common, expensive, and a key target of the Medicare Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Risk assessment tools have been developed to identify patients at high risk of hospital readmission so they can be targeted for interventions aimed at reducing the rate of readmission. One such tool is the HOSPITAL score that uses seven readily available clinical variables to predict the risk of readmission within 30 days of discharge. The HOSPITAL score has been internationally validated in large academic medical centers. This study aims to determine if the HOSPITAL score is similarly useful in a moderate sized university affiliated hospital in the midwestern United States.

Materials and methods

All adult medical patients discharged from the SIU-S

SUBMITTER: Robinson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5018668 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature