Trends in 30-day readmission rates after COPD hospitalization, 2006-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduction in 30-day readmission rate after chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related hospitalization is a national objective. However, little is known about trends in readmission rates in recent years, particularly in priority populations defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)(e.g., the elderly, women, racial/ethnic minorities, low-income and rural populations, and populations with chronic illnesses).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the State Inpatient Database of eight geographically-dispersed US states (Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, Utah, and Washington) from 2006 through 2012. We identified all COPD-related hospitalizations by patients ?40 years old. The primary ou

SUBMITTER: Goto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5718159 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature