The Association of Readmission Reduction Activities with Primary Care Practice Readmission Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A great deal of research has focused on how hospitals influence readmission rates. While hospitals play a vital role in reducing readmissions, a significant portion of the work also falls to primary care practices. Despite this critical role of primary care, little empirical evidence has shown what primary care characteristics or activities are associated with reductions in hospital admissions.

Objective

To examine the relationship between practices' readmission reduction activities and their readmission rates.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective study of 1,788 practices who responded to the National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems (fielded 2017-2018) and 415,663 hospital admissions for Medicare beneficiaries attributed to those

SUBMITTER: Spivack SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485329 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature