Senior Fall Injuries and 30-Day Readmissions: 7 Takaways from JAMA Network Open study

  1. Readmission rate from all index admissions: 14.4%
  2. Readmission rate for those with a previous fall: 12.9%
  3. Readmission rate for patients with cognitive impairment: 16.0%
  4. Share of index admissions for fall-related injuries who also had cognitive impairment: 27%
  5. Readmission diagnoses for fall-related injuries: 5.1%
  6. Fall-related injury readmissions within the novel acute geriatric cohorts with an fall-related injury at index admission: 10.3%
  7. Fall-related injury readmissions within the novel acute geriatric cohorts with cognitive impairment at index admission: 7.0%
Notes: Cohort study using Hospital Cost and Utilization Project data from 8.3 million Medicare beneficiaries. Authors: Geoffrey J. Hoffman, PhD; Haiyin Liu, MA; Neil B. Alexander, MD; et al

Source: JAMA Network Open, May 24, 2019 - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2734065

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