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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool2_readm_review.docx
June 02, 2025 - Many teams review ALL readmissions when the patient is readmitted. … Additional Resource
See Section 1 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions for more context … so that you can develop processes to prevent readmissions. … When analyzing each patient interview:
Ask “why” 5 times to elicit the “root causes” of readmissions. … Remember to identify all the reasons for the readmissions; there is rarely only one reason.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/psychiatric-readmissions/research-protocol
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool1_data_analysis_final.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - # Readmissions # Discharges Dx Readmission Rate by Payer Dx Readmissions as % of All Readmissions … of Readmissions
Figure 2. … % of readmissions in 0-4 days 25%
% of readmissions in 0-10 days 50%
% of readmissions in 0-30 days … # Readmissions # Discharges Dx Readmission Rate by Payer Dx Readmissions as % of All Readmissions … out of all readmissions 56% …but account for >50% of total readmissions.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/reduce-readmissions-primarycare-rpt.html
March 01, 2021 - Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care … Final Report
This report examines the evidence base on what is currently known about reducing readmissions … of this project was to address the important and unfulfilled need to reduce potentially preventable readmissions … in this area; other project details are at Primary Care Efforts To Reduce Potentially Preventable Readmissions … Full Report
Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inability-providers-predict-unplanned-readmissions
December 05, 2007 - Study
Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions. … Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions. … Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions. … December 21, 2014
Incidence of potentially avoidable urgent readmissions and their relation … to all-cause urgent readmissions.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2016.jsp
January 01, 2016 - THE HCUP NATIONWIDE READMISSIONS DATABASE (NRD), 2010-2016 … be used to generate national estimates of readmissions. … This allows December to identify all-cause 30-day readmissions. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through December. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through October.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2017.jsp
January 01, 2017 - THE HCUP NATIONWIDE READMISSIONS DATABASE (NRD), 2010-2017 … be used to generate national estimates of readmissions. … This allows December to identify all-cause 30-day readmissions. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through December. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through October.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2018.jsp
January 01, 2018 - be used to generate national estimates of readmissions. … This allows December to identify all-cause 30-day readmissions. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through December. … All-cause readmissions: Use discharge months of January through October. … Diagnoses are sorted by the weighted number of readmissions.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/278_sickle-cell-readmits.pdf
January 01, 2018 - All-Cause Readmissions for Sickle Cell Trait/Anemia
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Infographic Arial BK … Project Statistical brief #278: Overview of Clinical Conditions With Frequent and
Costly Hospital Readmissions … HCUP Data Partners can be found at: https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/partners.jsp
All-Cause Readmissions
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb140.pdf
August 01, 2011 - Statistical Brief #140: Readmissions for Heart Attack, 2009
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Readm
Elizabeth … Readmissions for scheduled PTCA or CABG procedures had the highest average costs per
stay ($23,400), … readmissions for a new AMI were next most costly ($17,600), while readmissions for heart
failure were … Readmissions within 30 days among adult AMI admissions by reason for readmission,
2009
Index … Readmissions for Heart Attack, 2009. HCUP Statistical Brief #140. August 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportunities-diagnostic-improvement-among-pediatric-hospital-readmissions
August 30, 2023 - Study
Opportunities for diagnostic improvement among pediatric hospital readmissions … Opportunities for diagnostic improvement among pediatric hospital readmissions. … This study uses two years of unplanned readmissions to a children’s hospital to identify missed opportunities … research include larger cohorts to identify populations and conditions at increased risk for MOID-related readmissions … Opportunities for diagnostic improvement among pediatric hospital readmissions.
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pso.ahrq.gov/resources/readmission
August 01, 2022 - Which Hospitals are "Eligible" To Work With a PSO on Readmissions? … The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) determines hospital readmissions rates. … However, all hospitals, not only those considered 'eligible', may work with a PSO on readmissions if … Please visit the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program website at CMS.gov for more information. … Improvements in these areas can lead to reductions in potentially avoidable readmissions.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/septicemia-readmits.html
October 01, 2021 - All-Cause Readmissions for Septicemia
All-Cause Readmissions for Septicemia (PDF, 554.7 KB … Project Statistical Brief #278: Overview of Clinical Conditions With Frequent and Costly Hospital Readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201420.html
November 01, 2014 - AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower Readmissions, Better Care Transitions in Two Texas Hospitals
Search … hospitals have used AHRQ's Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit to help significantly reduce hospital readmissions … The 586-bed VBMC-Harlingen's baseline 30-day readmissions rate for patients with heart failure, acute … With a heightened focus in recent years on reducing hospital readmissions—nearly 20 percent of Medicare … Between RED and other efforts, the two hospitals have reduced readmissions from a combined 28 percent
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/reduce-readmissions-prim-envscan.html
March 01, 2020 - Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions
This environmental scan … To address this gap, AHRQ funded an environmental scan on the evidence-base for reducing readmissions … this area; other project details are at Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Potentially Preventable Readmissions … Full Report
Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions (PDF, 784 KB)
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web1.html
December 01, 2017 - Overview of The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions . … Slide 10: Why Focus on Medicaid Readmissions?
Why Focus on Medicaid Readmissions? … Reducing readmissions is a cross-continuum effort. … These are not the most frequent diagnoses leading to readmissions. … Understand root causes of readmissions among your patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201415.html
September 01, 2014 - RED Lowering Hospital Readmissions and Improving Patient Satisfaction at Euclid Hospital in Ohio … Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit and seeing patient satisfaction improve and avoidable heart failure readmissions … Within the first month, the team noticed a higher number of readmissions from a particular nursing home … Gardner, the team met with the nursing home staff to share best practices on helping reduce readmissions … After six months, 30-day readmissions for those nursing home patients dropped from an average of 21 percent
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web2.html
December 01, 2017 - Readmissions by discharge disposition. … Medicare: 50,973 readmissions.
Medicaid: 10,643 readmissions. … Image: A bar graph captioned Readmissions for Patients with High Utilization shows All-Payer Readmissions … Total readmissions.
Readmission rate.
Proportion of discharges and readmissions, by payer. … Elicit the root causes of readmissions.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0129-fullreport.pdf
December 31, 2015 - Thirty days of followup data are not available for assessing readmissions.
11. … Readmissions: A Quality Gap
Readmissions disrupt the lives of patients and families, expose patients … Prevalence of Readmissions
Readmissions within 30 days occur for 2 to 6 percent of hospitalizations … Certain subgroups of children have frequent readmissions. … Readmissions have become a major focus for quality
improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201605.html
May 01, 2016 - Blue Shield of California Foundation Uses AHRQ Guide to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Search All Impact … Case Studies
May 2016
AHRQ's Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions was used by … Shield of California Foundation to apply evidence-based strategies that significantly cut hospital readmissions … Readmissions decreased to 6 percent from 29 percent, with 70 percent of patients reporting top ratings … "AHRQ's Hospital Guide to Reducing Readmissions resonated with our teams, because the tools were relevant