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- David Anderson, Bruce Golden, Wolfgang Jank, and Edward Wasil.
- RH Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
- Health Care Manag Sci. 2012 Mar 1;15(1):29-36.
AbstractWe investigate the issue of patient readmission at a large academic hospital in the U.S. Specifically, we look for evidence that patients discharged when post-operative unit utilization is high are more likely to be readmitted. After examining data from 7,800 surgeries performed in 2007, we conclude that patients who are discharged from a highly utilized post-operative unit are more likely to be readmitted within 72 h. Each additional bed utilized at time of discharge increases the odds of readmission on average by 0.35% (Odds Ratio = 1.008, 95% CI [1.003, 1.012]). We propose that this effect is due to an increased discharge rate when the unit is highly utilized.
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