HOSPITAL Score for 30-Day Readmission
HOSPITAL readmission score: hemoglobin < 12, oncology discharge, sodium < 135, any procedure, urgent admission, prior admissions in 12 months, length of stay >= 5 days; low / intermediate / high 30-day avoidable-readmission bands.
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Example
- Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL at discharge
- Yes
- Discharge from oncology service
- No
- Sodium < 135 mEq/L at discharge
- Yes
- Any procedure during the hospitalization
- Yes
- Urgent / emergent index admission
- Yes
- Admissions in the past 12 months
- 2
- Length of stay >= 5 days
- Yes
Result: HOSPITAL >=7: high risk; 30-day potentially-avoidable readmission ~22.8% per Donze 2016.
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What the result means
- 0-4
- Low risk; ~5.8% 30-day potentially-avoidable readmission per Donze 2016.
- 5-6
- Intermediate risk; ~11.9% per Donze 2016.
- >=7
- High risk; ~22.8% per Donze 2016.
- Prior admissions
- 0-1 in the past year score 0; 2-5 score 2; more than 5 score 5.
What you enter
- Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL at discharge (1)
- Discharge from oncology service (2)
- Sodium < 135 mEq/L at discharge (1)
- Any procedure during the hospitalization (1)
- Urgent / emergent index admission (1)
- Admissions in the past 12 months (0-1 = 0; 2-5 = 2; more than 5 = 5)
- Length of stay >= 5 days (2)
How this is calculated
Citation
Donze J, Aujesky D, Williams D, Schnipper JL. Potentially avoidable 30-day hospital readmissions in medical patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(8):632-638. Admission bands and risk rates from the international validation: Donze JD, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):496-502. Read the sources: Donze 2013 ↗, Donze 2016 ↗
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