Impact of Discharge Components on Readmission Rates for Children Hospitalized with Asthma
| Autor: | James W. Antoon, Jessica Gold, Rustin B. Morse, Matthew Hall, Karen M. Wilson, Samir S. Shah, Amanda Montalbano, Vineeta Mittal, Ronald J. Teufel, Grant M. Mussman, Chén C. Kenyon, Kavita Parikh, Anupama Subramony |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Pediatric health Patient Readmission Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Pediatric asthma Retrospective Studies Asthma Patient discharge business.industry Follow up studies Retrospective cohort study Hospitals Pediatric medicine.disease Patient Discharge United States Healthcare utilization Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Emergency medicine Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | J Pediatr |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.11.062 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To describe hospital-based asthma-specific discharge components at children’s hospitals and determine the association of these discharge components with pediatric asthma readmission rates. STUDY DESIGN: This is a multicenter retrospective cohort study of pediatric asthma hospitalizations in 2015 at children’s hospitals participating in the Pediatric Health Information System. Children ages 5 to 17 years were included. An electronic survey assessing 13 asthma-specific discharge components was sent to quality leaders at all 49 hospitals. Correlations of combinations of asthma-specific discharge components and adjusted readmission rates were calculated. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 92% (45 of 49 hospitals). Thirty-day and 3-month adjusted readmission rates varied across hospitals, ranging from 1.9% to 3.9% for 30-day readmissions and 5.7% to 9.1% for 3-month readmissions. No individual or combination discharge components were associated with lower 30-day adjusted readmission rates. The only single-component significantly associated with a lower rate of readmission at 3 months was having comprehensive content of education (P < .029). Increasing intensity of discharge components in bundles was associated with reduced adjusted 3-month readmission rates, but this did not reach statistical significance. This was seen in a 2-discharge component bundle including content of education and communication with the primary medical doctor, as well as a 3-discharge component bundle, which included content of education, medications in-hand, and home-based environmental mitigation. CONCLUSIONS: Children’s hospitals demonstrate a range of asthma-specific discharge components. Although we found no significant associations for specific hospital-level discharge components and asthma readmission rates at 30 days, certain combinations of discharge components may support hospitals to reduce healthcare utilization at 3 months. |
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