About 27% Of Hospital Readmissions Among The General Population Are Potentially Preventable

About 26.9% of hospital readmissions within 30 days among adults in the general population are potentially preventable, according to an analysis of 1,000 readmissions. About half of the 269 potentially preventable readmissions could have been avoided if steps had been taken during the initial admission. For example, about 8.7% of the potentially preventable readmissions were due to premature discharge, and 6.2% were due to the consumer’s lack of awareness of whom to contact after being discharged. About 9% of the potentially preventable readmission were due to emergency department decision making. Another 8.3% were due . . .