Several conditions showed even higher rates in AHRQ’s analysis of data on 15 million patients in 12 states from 2006-2007. More than one-third of atherosclerosis patients, 30 percent of patients with uncomplicated diabetes and 28 percent with high blood pressure were readmitted within two years.
Broken down by insurance status:
- For Medicare patients, 42 percent had multiple hospital admissions and 38 percent multiple ED visits.
- For Medicaid patients, 23 percent had multiple hospital admissions and 50 percent had multiple ED visit.
- For uninsured patients, 22 percent had multiple hospital readmissions and 38 percent had multiple ED visits.
- For private payor patients, 19 percent had multiple readmissions and 29 percent had multiple ED visits.
Read the AHRQ’s release on readmissions.
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