Preventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
On the basis of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Prevention Quality Indicators, we found that a small proportion of readmissions after ischemic stroke were classified as preventable. Although other causes of readmissions not reflected in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality measures could also be avoidable, hospital-level programs intended to reduce all-cause readmissions and costs should target high-risk patients.

Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Lichtman, J. H., Leifheit-Limson, E. C., Jones, S. B., Wang, Y., Goldstein, L. B. Tags: Clinical Sciences Source Type: research