The Top 5 Reasons for Hospital Readmission of Seniors

  1. Failure to Follow Hospital Discharge Orders
  2. Recurrence of a preexisting infection: 5% of seniors end up readmitted to the hospital for this reason.
  3. Poor Coordination of Care After Discharge: nearly one-half of Medicare patients fail to see a primary care provider within 2 weeks of discharge from the hospital.
  4. Fall-Related Injuries
  5. Pneumonia: 30-day readmission for pneumonia occurs in approximately 17% to 25% of seniors

Source: Caring Senior Service - https://www.caringseniorservice.com/blog/the-top-5-reasons-for-hospital-readmis…

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