30-Day Readmissions Following Hospitalizations for Chronic vs. Acute Conditions, 2008. HCUP Statistical Brief #127

March 7, 2012
In February 2012, the Agency for Health care Research and Quality released this statistical brief on the trends of 30-day readmissions following hospitalizations for chronic vs. acute conditions for patients in 15 states in 2008. One in eight surgical hospitalizations resulted in a readmission within 30 days across all payer and age groups. The 30-day readmission rates for non-surgical hospitalizations for chronic conditions were higher than the readmission rates for acute conditions regardless of payer or age.
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