To avoid leaving reimbursement money on the table, healthcare organizations are working hard to reduce avoidable rehospitalizations. Still, certain populations have a significantly higher rate of 30-day readmissions.
Twenty-five percent of patients with congestive heart failure are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, according to a new infographic from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This infographic also details the other top conditions, as well as Medicare and Medicaid populations, being readmitted to hospitals.
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