Fact Based List:

30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates by Selected Conditions

  1. Heart failure: 24.7%
  2. Heart attack: 19.9%
  3. Pneumonia 18.3%
  4. Alcohol/substance abuse: 13.0%
  5. Mental health: 11.8%
  6. Circulatory system disorders: 10.4%
  7. Digestive disorders: 10.3%

Source: Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2011: "Don't Come Back, Hospitals Say"
Source URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230447480457636...
Notes: Data source: Medicare and AHRQ