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www.ahrq.gov/topics/sepsis.html
Omnibus Spending Bill directed AHRQ to develop a Report to Congress that would calculate morbidity, readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool8_cop_handout.docx
November 01, 2015 - CMS specified new and unique elements that are particularly germane to reducing Medicaid readmissions … Resources
Tool 10: Discharge Information Checklist and Section 4 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions … inpatients, observation patients, and certain ED patients;
Analyze and track readmission rates;
Review readmissions … to look for patterns;
Conduct root cause analyses on readmissions to assess whether the discharge planning
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-208-section2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age, Section 2: Supplementary
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-all-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Readmission Measure
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Hospital Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
March 01, 2013 - This Tool
While you might be motivated to improve the discharge process and reduce the number of readmissions … The RED reduces emergency department visits and readmissions. … within the hospital clearly understand the clinical, patient safety, and business case for reducing readmissions … Services (i.e., heart attack, pneumonia, and heart failure) for reduced funding if the hospital has excess readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
March 01, 2013 - This Tool
While you might be motivated to improve the discharge process and reduce the number of readmissions … The RED reduces emergency department visits and readmissions. … within the hospital clearly understand the clinical, patient safety, and business case for reducing readmissions … Services (i.e., heart attack, pneumonia, and heart failure) for reduced funding if the hospital has excess readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201506.html
April 01, 2015 - Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital Implements AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Readmissions
Search All Impact … Based on the success with congestive heart failure patients—the notable reduction in readmissions and … Quality of Care,
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS),
Hospital Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Readmission Measure
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Hospital Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-208-section7c.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age, Section 7c: Supplementary … Table 16: Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-208-section6b.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age, Section 6b, Supplementary
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool6_op_dashboard.ppt
June 02, 2025 - Presentation
Tool 6: Operational Dashboard
Purpose: Whatever process you put into place to reduce readmissions … you have to determine whether the processes you have put into place are having an impact on reducing readmissions … Additional Resource: See Section 3 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions regarding
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool5_portfolio_des.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Additional Resource: See Section 3 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions.
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Create … The goal should be data informed and specify what will be achieved (e.g., a reduction in readmissions … Will this strategy address the root causes of readmissions for your target population?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-section-5-table-8-9.pdf
January 01, 2013 - than routine care
patients and experienced a 2.9%
reduction in readmissions per
month. … Public reporting of discharge
planning and rates of
readmissions. … Effects of an acute care for elders
unit on costs and 30-day
readmissions. … The impact of
postdischarge telephonic follow-up
on hospital readmissions. … The Joint
Commission Children’s Asthma
Care quality measures and asthma
readmissions.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/readmission-rates.html
August 01, 2018 - Hospitals (PDF, 437 KB)
Source: HCUP Statistical Brief #153: Readmissions to U.S. … Hospitals by Diagnosis, 2010 and HCUP Statistical Brief #154: Readmissions to U.S.
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/type-harm.html
September 01, 2025 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Maternal Safety Medication Safety Never Events Opioid Safety Pressure Ulcers Readmissions … Back to Contents Readmissions AHRQ Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions This resource provides … evidence-based strategies to reduce readmissions among the adult Medicaid population. … AHRQ Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Potentially Preventable Readmissions This resource supports … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Guide to Reducing Disparities in Readmissions This guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool3_hosp_inv.docx
June 02, 2025 - Additional Resource
See Section 2 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions for additional
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence6.html
April 01, 2025 - In 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began the Hospital Readmissions Reduction … This regulatory change reduced payments made to hospitals for excess and avoidable readmissions. … CMS penalized hospitals if they had outsized readmissions compared with hospitals with similar proportions … developed programming to assist institutions in complying with this regulation and reducing avoidable readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/index.html?page=2
All-Condition Readmission Measure Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions Measure Subdomain: Hospital Readmissions … Infection Readmission Measure Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions Measure Subdomain: Hospital Readmissions … Quality Measurement (CEPQM) NQF Endorsement Number: 2414
Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions … Intensive Care COE: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/922.html
July 01, 2024 - heart failure and complications from diabetes were the most common conditions associated with hospital readmissions … in 2020, accounting for nearly 20 percent of all adult readmissions. … and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #307: Clinical Conditions with Frequent, Costly Hospital Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=1
HCUP Statistical Briefs: Readmissions
These HCUP Statistical Briefs provide statistics about readmissions … to U.S. hospitals, including readmissions involving specific conditions (diagnoses) and procedures.