Ten conditions with the highest readmission rates in 2010, according to the brief, were:
1. Sickle cell anemia — 31.9 percent of patients were readmitted.
2. Gangrene — 31.6 percent of patients were readmitted.
3. Hepatitis — 30.9 percent of patients were readmitted.
4. Disease of white blood cells — 30.6 percent of patients were readmitted.
5. Chronic renal failure — 27.4 percent of patients were readmitted.
6. Systemic lupus erythematosus and connective tissue disorders — 27.2 percent of patients were readmitted.
7. Mycoses — 27.0 percent of patients were readmitted.
8. HIV infection — 26.4 percent of patients were readmitted.
9. Screening and history of mental health and substance abuse — 26.0 percent of patients were readmitted.
10. Peritonitis and intestinal abscess — 25.0 percent of patients were readmitted.
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