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Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system

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Bae, J; Owens, T; Ferranti, JM; Gilbert, W; Stashko, I; Willis, E; Barros, T; Horvath, MM
Published in: Journal of Hospital Administration
November 15, 2012

Hospital readmissions present a costly problem for healthcare systems. Engaging care providers in reviewing readmissions may reveal opportunities for reducing readmissions and improving quality. We developed a real-time alerting method that e-mails providers when a discharged patient returns for care (emergency department [ED] or hospital admission) within 30 days. We analyzed the content of alerts to consider frequency of presentation and demographic characteristics of readmitted patients. From 3/15/2011 to 8/31/2011, 1544 alerts (943 ED returns; 601 inpatient readmissions) were generated, representing 621 unique patients (average return time: 12.8±8.5 days). Forty-eight faculty received alerts; 88.8% of alerts were sent to the correct discharging provider. Real-time alerting allows providers to re-engage with readmitted patients and offers a means for evaluating performance. Such systems may also elucidate reasons for readmission by detailing practice patterns and populations at risk for readmission as well as help to design targeted interventions to reduce hospital returns.

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Journal of Hospital Administration

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1927-7008

ISSN

1927-6990

Publication Date

November 15, 2012

Volume

2

Issue

1

Start / End Page

28 / 28

Publisher

Sciedu Press

Related Subject Headings

  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Bae, J., Owens, T., Ferranti, J. M., Gilbert, W., Stashko, I., Willis, E., … Horvath, M. M. (2012). Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system. Journal of Hospital Administration, 2(1), 28–28. https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v2n1p28
Bae, Jonathan, Thomas Owens, Jeffrey M. Ferranti, William Gilbert, Ilona Stashko, Elizabeth Willis, Tanya Barros, and Monica M. Horvath. “Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system.” Journal of Hospital Administration 2, no. 1 (November 15, 2012): 28–28. https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v2n1p28.
Bae J, Owens T, Ferranti JM, Gilbert W, Stashko I, Willis E, et al. Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system. Journal of Hospital Administration. 2012 Nov 15;2(1):28–28.
Bae, Jonathan, et al. “Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system.” Journal of Hospital Administration, vol. 2, no. 1, Sciedu Press, Nov. 2012, pp. 28–28. Crossref, doi:10.5430/jha.v2n1p28.
Bae J, Owens T, Ferranti JM, Gilbert W, Stashko I, Willis E, Barros T, Horvath MM. Development of a real-time general medicine 30-day readmissions notification system. Journal of Hospital Administration. Sciedu Press; 2012 Nov 15;2(1):28–28.

Published In

Journal of Hospital Administration

DOI

EISSN

1927-7008

ISSN

1927-6990

Publication Date

November 15, 2012

Volume

2

Issue

1

Start / End Page

28 / 28

Publisher

Sciedu Press

Related Subject Headings

  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services