This statistic displays the National hospital readmission rate under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis. In period July 2011-June 2014, the readmission rate for hospitalizations with an initial diagnosis of heart attack was 17 percent.
National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis*
* National readmission rates include unplanned hospitalizations for any cause within 30 days of discharge from an initial hospitalization for either heart failure, heart attacks, or pneumonia. Readmission rates are risk-adjusted for certain patient characteristics, such as age and other medical conditions.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 10, 2017). National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis*." Chart. March 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "National Hospital Readmission Rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by Initial Hospitalization Diagnosis*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/
Kaiser Family Foundation, National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
National hospital readmission rates under Medicare from 2005 to 2014, by initial hospitalization diagnosis* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/819362/medicare-hospital-readmission-rates-in-us-initial-diagnosis/
