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The State of Readmission Rates

Throughout America there is a widespread The infographic below compares 2011 to agreement that hospital readmissions are 2012 readmissions by state and by a system-wide challenge. This system condition (CHF, AMI, pneumonia, and includes hospitals, physicians, hip knee replacements). patients and caregivers, the state of However, there is still yet the Affordable Care much progress to be READMISSION RATES Act holds hospitals made to attain CMS's specifically accountable goal of a 20% for solving this readmissions reduction increasingly costly problem rate. Many healthcare by imposing penalties for organizations (HCOS) will soon preventable 30-day readmissions. face the urgent need to decrease For the first time in years, CMS (The Centers 30-day readmission rates for up to six for Medicare and Medicaid Services) data different discharge conditions. Hospitals shows that 30-day hospital readmission rate and health systems will have to scale up their for Medicare beneficiaries began to decrease efforts to coordinate post-discharge care and in 2012, going from 19.5% to 18.5%. improve outcomes for more patient populations. Acute AMI Myocardial Infarction % 30-Day Readmission Rate 2012 (Change 2011 vs 2012) 20.0% (-8.7") 18.9% (-5.7*) 20.9% (-8.6") 13.1% (+2.7) 19.7% (-10.8%) 12.4% (-8.6) 17.7% -4.8") 15.4% (-11.3) 18.6% (-4.8%) 16.7% (-7.0) 16.0% (-16.9*) 18.6% (-5.1) LEGEND 2012 Readmission Rate 9.0-12.9 11.7% (-7.7) 13.0-16.9 17.4% 17.0-17.9 Rates are current as of 2012. Percent change is based on a comparison of 2011 and 2012 rates. 2012 National Average 18.0-22.2 CHF Congestive Heart Failure % 30-Day Readmission Rate 2012 (Change 2011 vs 2012) 24.5% (-6.6) 25.1% + -6.9) 15.0% V (8.0%) 17.5% V (-12.9) 25.3% + (-8.1) 24.2% (-5.7) 20.1% 24.6% + T-4.3*) (wD'6-)4 22.5% -7.0) 21.3% -10.8) 21.9% +7.0) 23.8% • (-7.5%) 18.5% V (-8.1*) 23.8% -6.4) 23.7% T-6.1) LEGEND 2012 Readmission Rate O 15.0-17.9 18.5% (6.2) 18.0-21.9 22.6% 22.0-22.9 Rates are current as of 2012. Percent change is based on a comparison of 2011 and 2012 rates. 2012 National Average 23.0-25.4 PNEUMONIA % 30-Day Readmission Rate 2012 (Change 2011 vs 2012) 15.4% V (-4.3*) 19.2% *-4,5) 19.7% (-5.1) 11.7% +14.2) 13.1% (+4.5*) 16.3% (-4.7) 20.0% V-2.8%) 17.3% V(-4.4") 14.6% 1 (+4.3%) 17.3% V (-3.2*) 16.5% +3.5) 14.1% • (-5.5*) 17.8% * (-6.1") LEGEND 2012 Readmission Rate 11.0-14.9 13.1% + (-4.0) 15.0-18.9 19.1% 19,0-19.9 Rates are current as of 2012. Percent change is based on a comparison of 2011 and 2012 rates. 2012 National Average 20.0-20.1 In 2013, statistics for hip and knee replacements were released, underscoring the increasing vigilance in this matter. HIP AND KNEE Replacement Surgery % 30-Day Readmission Rate 2013 5.0% 5.1" 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.5% 5.0% 5.5% -DC; 6,7 5.6% 5,6% 5.6 5.5" 5.4% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.7" 5.7% 5.4% 5.4" 5.1% 5.5" 5.5" LEGEND 2013 Readmission Rate 5.0-5.4 5.4% 2012 National Average 5.5-6.0 >6.0 Rates are current as of 2013. Vree Health helps fill gaps in care by coordinating the entire care team and engaging patients in their own care. Our goal is to give every patient a seamless transition from hospital to home and help HCOS transition to value-based care. SOURCES http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/readmission-reduction-program.html http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/Data-Updated.html https://data.medicare.gov/data/hospital-compare http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2013/december/17/hip-and-knee-surgery-chart.aspx http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/30-day-measures.html he Vree Health provides technology-enabled services designed to improve care coordination after discharge. Visit us at www.vreehealth.com to learn more or to download our free white BROUGHT TO YOU BY vree health paper on steps hospitals can take to reduce readmissions.

The State of Readmission Rates

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Since the introduction of CMS readmissions penalties many HCOs have focused on preventing hospital readmisisons. As a result, the national rate of CMS readmissions fell from 19.5% in 2011 to 18.5% in ...

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