Market Intelligence Resource | November 28, 2017
AHRQ Stats: Highest Hospital Readmission Rates By Payer In 2014
On October 31, 2017, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released this report on the highest hospital readmissions rates by payer in 2014. Some highlights of AHRQ's findings include:
In 2014, 14% of inpatient stays were readmitted within 30 days
For both 7-day and 30-day readmissions, the rate of readmission was highest among patients with Medicare
Among Medicaid patients who were discharged with congestive heart failure or schizophrenia at the index stay, nearly one in ten stays resulted in readmission within seven days . . .
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