Why do we evaluate 30-day readmissions in general medicine? A historical perspective and contemporary data

Jonathan James; Sheryn Tan; Brandon Stretton; Joshua G. Kovoor; Aashray K. Gupta; Samuel Gluck; Toby Gilbert; Yogesh Sharma; Stephen Bacchi

doi:10.1111/imj.16115

Why do we evaluate 30-day readmissions in general medicine? A historical perspective and contemporary data

Jonathan James, Sheryn Tan, Brandon Stretton, Joshua G. Kovoor, Aashray K. Gupta, Samuel Gluck, Toby Gilbert, Yogesh Sharma, Stephen Bacchi

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

Reducing preventable readmissions is important to help manage current strains on healthcare systems. The metric of 30-day readmissions is commonly cited in discussions regarding this topic. While such thresholds have contemporary funding implications, the rationale for individual cut-off points is partially historical in nature. Through the examination of the basis for the analysis of 30-day readmissions, greater insight into the possible benefits and limitations of such a metric may be obtained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1070-1075
Number of pages	6
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	53
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16115
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

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internal medicine
policy
readmission
reimbursement

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