Inflammatory bowel disease readmissions are associated with utilization and comorbidity.
CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 1 in 7 hospitalizations of patients with IBD lead to a 30-day readmission. These IBD-specific readmissions are associated with increased utilization and comorbidity. Patients at risk for readmission need to be targeted to improve outcomes and IBD care quality.
PMID: 31622063 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Cohen-Mekelburg S, Rosenblatt R, Wallace B, Shen N, Fortune B, Waljee AK, Saini S, Scherl E, Burakoff R, Unruh M Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research