Posted on June 13, 2010 21:05
Categories: Treatment and Recovery | State and Local
Topics: Cost-effectiveness | Quality | Rates/Reimbursement | Spending | State Data | Treatment
On May 17, the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) released a study which found that 36 percent of the 1.7 million individuals admitted to California hospitals from 2005 to 2006 were readmitted within one year, often for preventable reasons. The Los Angeles area had the highest readmission rate of 1.73 readmissions per person admitted annually. The study projects that the readmissions cost Medicare $31 billion and cost the state’s Medicaid program nearly $10 billion.
From the report:
This issue of Health Facts examines which patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital, how many times they return, and how much time passes between being discharged and then admitted for a new stay. This report will also show how much readmissions add to the cost of care and which types of healthcare coverage are most affected.
Full report: Readmissions to California Hospitals, 2005-2006 (PDF | 797.1 KB) 
State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), Health Facts. (2010). Readmissions to California hospitals, 2005 to 2006.
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