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Le, S. T., Josephson, S. A., Puttgen, H. A., Gibson, L., Guterman, E. L., Leicester, H. M., Graf, C. L., & Probasco, J. C. (2017). Many Neurology Readmissions Are Nonpreventable. The Neurohospitalist, 7(2), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874416674409
Le, Sidney T, et al. "Many Neurology Readmissions Are Nonpreventable." The Neurohospitalist vol. 7,2 (2017): 61-69. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874416674409
Le ST, Josephson SA, Puttgen HA, Gibson L, Guterman EL, Leicester HM, Graf CL, Probasco JC. Many Neurology Readmissions Are Nonpreventable. Neurohospitalist. 2017 Apr;7(2):61-69. doi: 10.1177/1941874416674409. Epub 2016 Oct 22. PMID: 28400898; PMCID: PMC5382656.
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Neurohospitalist. 2017 Apr;7(2):61-69. doi: 10.1177/1941874416674409. Epub 2016 Oct 22.

Many Neurology Readmissions Are Nonpreventable.

The Neurohospitalist

Sidney T Le, S Andrew Josephson, Hans A Puttgen, Lorrie Gibson, Elan L Guterman, Heather M Leicester, Carla L Graf, John C Probasco

Affiliations

  1. University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  2. Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 28400898 PMCID: PMC5382656 DOI: 10.1177/1941874416674409

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Reducing unplanned hospital readmissions has become a national focus due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) penalties for hospitals with high rates. A first step in reducing unplanned readmission is to understand which patients are at high risk for readmission, which readmissions are planned, and how well planned readmissions are currently captured in comparison to patient-level chart review.

METHODS: We examined all 5455 inpatient neurology admissions over a 2-year period to University of California San Francisco Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital via chart review. We collected information such as patient age, procedure codes, diagnosis codes, all-payer diagnosis-related group, observed length of stay (oLOS), and expected length of stay. We performed multivariate logistic modeling to determine predictors of readmission. Discharge summaries were reviewed for evidence that a subsequent readmission was planned.

RESULTS: A total of 353 (6.5%) discharges were readmitted within 30 days. Fifty-five (15.6%) of the 353 readmissions were planned, most often for a neurosurgical procedure (41.8%) or immunotherapy (23.6%). Only 8 of these readmissions would have been classified as planned using current CMS methodology. Patient age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.01 for each 10-year increase,

CONCLUSIONS: Many neurologic readmissions are planned; however, these are often classified by current CMS methodology as unplanned and penalized accordingly. Modifications of the CMS lists for potentially planned neurological and neurosurgical procedures and for acute discharge neurologic diagnoses should be considered.

Keywords: clinical specialty; general neurology; neurohospitalist; neurosurgery; quality; safety; techniques

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr. Josephson rec

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