Fact Based List:
30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates by Selected Conditions
Submitted by Clive Riddle on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 14:28
- Heart failure: 24.7%
- Heart attack: 19.9%
- Pneumonia 18.3%
- Alcohol/substance abuse: 13.0%
- Mental health: 11.8%
- Circulatory system disorders: 10.4%
- Digestive disorders: 10.3%
Notes: Data source: Medicare and AHRQ
Source: Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2011: "Don't Come Back, Hospitals Say"
Source URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230447480457636...
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There are some great readmission dates available from the H-Cup Statistical Brief.
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb115.jsp