Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate: Medicare Population

State: Michigan

Measurement Period: 2019

This indicator shows the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries who were readmitted to a hospital within 30 days after being discharged.

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for persons aged 65 years or older, persons under age 65 years with certain disabilities, and persons of any age with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Why is this important?

Hospital readmission occurs when a patient who has been discharged from a hospital is admitted again within a certain period of time. The standard benchmark used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sets this period at 30 days after a previous discharge. Hospital readmission is used as a measure of a hospital’s quality of care and studies have shown that reducing hospital readmission rates can result in significant cost savings per patient. Prioritizing this area encourages hospitals to expand their focus beyond the hospital setting and improve communication with patients after discharge.

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