10 Common Causes for Hospital Readmissions

1. Medication errors or lack of accurate medication history.
2. Medication noncompliance by the patient.
3. Fall injuries.
4. Lack of timely follow-up care.
5. Failure to identify post-acute care needs.
6. Inadequate nutrition.
7. Lack of transportation to access care.
8. Infection.
9. Too early of hospital discharge.
10. Inadequate discussion of palliative or hospice care.

Notes: List compiled by Katherine Watts, Director of Medical Social Services at Lexington Medical Center, and Lorraine Grote Johnson, Director of Care Quality at Right at Home.
Source: Right at Home Blog, October 24, 2019
Source URL: https://www.rightathome.net/blog/10-common-causes-hospital-r...

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