The United States has a 17.6% rate of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge.
The process by which patients move from hospitals to other care settings is increasingly problematic as hospitals shorten lengths of stay and as care becomes more fragmented. Medicare patients report greater dissatisfaction related to discharges than to any other aspect of care that CMS measures.
In general, rehospitalization rates and health care utilization vary substantially across geographic locations, suggesting opportunities for improvement in areas with higher observed rates. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimates that up to 76% of readmissions within 30 days of discharge may be preventable.
Qsource works to promote seamless transitions from the hospital to home, skilled nursing care or home health care. Our goal is to not only reduce hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge but also to create a model for improving care transitions.
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Readmissions Data for Metropolitan Areas
The problem of readmissions involves multiple providers across settings. To understand this complex problem, focus needs to be directed not only at what is going on within hospital walls, but also what is going on after the patient re-enters the community.
Qsource analyzed geographic healthcare claims data and is now engaging community stakeholders to share innovative approaches for improving care coordination and to identify root causes of the variations found in the readmissions data.
Listed below are readmissions reports for five Tennessee metropolitan areas:
- A Regional Call to Action on Transitions of Care — Memphis
- A Regional Call to Action on Transitions of Care — Nashville
- A Regional Call to Action on Transitions of Care — Knoxville
- A Regional Call to Action on Transitions of Care — Tri-Cities
- A Regional Call to Action on Transitions of Care — Chattanooga
Care Transtions Toolkit This extensive toolkit was develped to promote seamless transitions from the hospital to home, skilled nursing care, or home health care.
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