How important is it to identify avoidable hospital readmissions with certainty?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Goldfield, Norbert ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955161814     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110448     Document Type: Note

References (10)

1. Abelson R. Hospitals pays for cutting costly readmissions. New York Times 2009 May 8. Sect. B:1. Available: www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/business/ 09relapse.html?pagewanted=all (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).
2. van Walraven C, Bennett C, Jennings A, et al. Proportion of hospital readmissions deemed avoidable: a systematic review. CMAJ 2011;183:E391-402.
3. Goldfield NI, McCullough EC, Hughes JS, et al. Identifying potentially preventable readmissions. Health Care Financ Rev 2008;30:75-91.
4. Giordano A, Scalvini S, Zanelli E, et al. Multicenter randomised trial on home-based telemanagement to prevent hospital readmission of patients with chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2009;131:192-9.
5. BOOSTing Care Transitions Resource Room Project Team. Project boost. Philadelphia (PA): Society of Hospital Medicine; 2008. Available: www.hospitalmedicine.org/ResourceRoomRedesign/RR-CareTransitions/html-CC/ project-boost-background.cfm (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).
6. Naylor MD, Brooten D, Campbell R, et al. Comprehensive discharge planning and home follow-up of hospitalized elders. JAMA 1999;281:613-20. (Pubitemid 29098061)
7. NCQA. Proposed new measure for HEDIS 2011: plan all-cause readmissions. Washington (DC): National Committee for Quality Assurance; 2011. Available: www.ncqa.org/Portals/0/PublicComment/HEDIS%202011/Plan%20All- Cause%20Readmissions.pdf (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).
8. Healthcare Economics - Medical Informatics. PacifiCare inpatient hospital readmission index methodology. Salt Lake City (UT): UnitedHealthcare; 2007. Available: www.uhc.com/live/uhc-com/Assets/Documents/UnitedHealth%20Group%2030- day%20All-Cause%20Readmission.pdf (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).
9. Roadmap for quality measurement in the traditional medicare fee-for-service program. Baltimore (MD): Centers for MediCare & MediCaid services. Available: www.cms.gov/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/downloads/ QualityMeasurementRoadmap-OEA1-16-508.pdf (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).
10. IHA Bundled Episode Payment Pilot (BEPP): frequently asked questions. Oakland (CA): Integrated Health Care Association; 2010. Available: www.iha.org/pdfs-documents/medical-device/BPPFAQ-June2010.pdf (accessed 2011 Mar. 7).