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AJMC: Odds of Hospital Readmission Within 30 Days for Individuals with Social Needs
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 17:25
- Overall, individuals who identified social service needs had 68% higher odds of hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge than those without social needs.
- Those with financial needs had 19% higher odds of readmission within 30 days than those without those social needs.
- Those with food needs had 32% higher odds of readmission within 30 days than those without those social needs.
- Those with housing needs had 31% higher odds of readmission within 30 days than those without those social needs.
- Those with transportation needs had 21% higher odds of readmission within 30 days than those without those social needs.
Notes: from an article entitled, "Passive Social Health Surveillance and Inpatient Readmissions," by Nnadozie Emechebe, MPH; Pamme Lyons Taylor, MBA, MHCA; Oluyemisi Amoda, MHA, MPH; and Zachary Pruitt, PhD
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care, August 15, 2019
Source URL: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2019/2019-vol25-n8/passi...
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