Health services research
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Health services research · Oct 2016
The Relative Importance of Post-Acute Care and Readmissions for Post-Discharge Spending.
To understand what patterns of health care use are associated with higher post-hospitalization spending. ⋯ Through initiatives such as bundled payment, hospitals are financially responsible for spending in the post-hospitalization period. The key driver of variation in post-hospitalization spending varied greatly across conditions. For some conditions, the key driver was having a readmission, for others it was whether patients receive any post-acute care, and for others the key driver was the type of post-acute care. These findings may help hospitals implement strategies to reduce post-discharge spending.