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July 2020

"Starting an addiction consult team requires new resources, but its association with reduced readmissions may allow institutions to make a case for the value of this model in addition to the clinical benefit to individual patients."
- Sarah E. Wakeman, MD, Medical Director, Mass General Hospital Substance Use Disorders Initiative, Massachusetts General Hospital

An observational study of over 3.5 million patients, 4% of whom were homeless, found that 27.3% of the homeless patients experienced 30-day readmissions and 37.1% visited an emergency department after discharge from the hospital, compared to readmissions (17.5%) and emergency department visits (23.6%) by non-homeless patients. Homeless-serving hospitals, experienced with homeless care, had lower rates of homeless patient readmissions (23.9%) and emergency department visits (31.4%) than other hospitals.

Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine, July 14, 2020

JAMA Network Open: Prevalence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Status at Hospital Readmission for 4 Conditions

1. 9% for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
2. 12% for heart failure (HF)
3. 16% for pneumonia
4. 9% for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Notes: The study, "Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Publicly Reported Risk-Standardized Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates," examined 4 million inpatient encounters across condition-specific 30-day readmission cohorts to determine the hospital-level median prevalence of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status present on admission. The study found a 1% absolute increase in risk-adjusted hospital-level DNR prevalence was associated with 6% greater odds of avoiding Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) financial penalties.

Source: JAMA Network Open, July 14, 2020

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Improving hospital-to-home transitions: Part 2 – insights from the COVID-19 response

The pressures being placed on the health and social systems to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affects hospital-to-home transitions on many levels. During this interactive webinar, Drs. François-Pierre Gauvin, Maureen Markle-Reid, Carrie McAiney Rebecca Ganann, and patient partners revisit findings from previous transitional-care projects in light of the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why Communication Is Key to Lower Readmission Rates & How Tech Can Help
Healthcare Business Today, July 18, 2020

Encounter notifications spur a transition of care that prevents readmissions
Healthcare Finance, July 1, 2020

VA readmissions program not linked to increased death
MDedge, June 26, 2020

Different Hospital Readmissions and Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreas, August 2020

Importance of previous hospital stays on the risk of re-admission in older adults
Age and Aging, abstract only, July 20, 2020

Retrospective study on readmission for status epilepticus in the U.S. over 2016
Epilepsia, abstract only, July 19, 2020

Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Readmission Rates
JAMA Network Open, July 14, 2020

HRRP and Post-Acute Care: Implications for 30-Day Hospital Readmission
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, abstract only, July 11, 2020

Examining Racial Disparities in Diabetes Readmissions in the US Military Health
Military Medicine, July 7, 2020

30-Day Unplanned Readmissions for Cancer Patients
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, July 2, 2020

Trends in Readmission for Medicaid & Privately Insured Pediatric Patients
Pediatrics, abstract only, July 2020

Assessing the impact of SODH on predictive models for 30-day readmission
PLOS ONE, June 25, 2020

NIH Project Homes In on COVID Racial Disparities
Journal Scan: Reasons for readmission after hospital discharge in patients with chronic diseases
Thought Leaders Corner: "Who typically has responsibility for Identity and Access Management within health plans, and how does this role impact or protect their healthcare analytics objectives?"
From Accountable Care News: Weiner et al. Tackle Opioids, SDOH in Recent Projects

In the previous Analytics Technology edition of Care Analytics News:

Telehealth Adoption Insights Added to LexisNexis Risk Solutions COVID-19 Data Resource Center
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Partners with Blue Health Intelligence on Provider Reporting and Data Sharing
Jvion Expands Solution Suites to Enable Payers to Prepare for Patient Surge Using Clinically Validated AI
IBM Watson Health Releases 100 Top Hospitals and 15 Top Health Systems Lists
COVID-Tracking Apps Proliferate, But Will They Really Help?
Industry News: Evidation Health Raises $45 Million Series D Funding
LabCorp Launches Insight Analytics Reports
Microsoft Introduces Text Analytics for Health
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