Association of Homelessness with Hospital Readmissions-an Analysis of Three Large States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals experiencing homelessness have higher hospitalization and mortality rates compared with the housed. Whether they also experience higher readmission rates, and if readmissions vary by region or cause of hospitalization is unknown.

Objective

Evaluate the association of homelessness with readmission rates across multiple US states.

Design

Retrospective analysis of administrative claims PATIENTS: All inpatient hospitalizations in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York from January 2010 to October 2015 MAIN MEASURES: Thirty- and 90-day readmission rates KEY RESULTS: Out of a total of 23,103,125 index hospitalizations, 515,737 were for patients who were identified as homeless at the time of discharge. After adjusting for cause of index hospitalization,

SUBMITTER: Khatana SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature