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 November 21, 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 November 21, 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: November 21, 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 November 21, 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/
