30-Day Readmissions

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

30-day readmissions.

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Claims-based.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Berkowitz SA, Parashuram S, Rowan K, Andon L, Bass EB, Bellantoni M, Brotman DJ, Deutschendorf A, Dunbar L, Durso SC, Everett A, Giuriceo KD, Hebert L, Hickman D, Hough DE, Howell EE, Huang X, Lepley D, Leung C, Lu Y, Lyketsos CG, Murphy SME, Novak T, Purnell L, Sylvester C, Wu AW, Zollinger R, Koenig K, Ahn R, Rothman PB, Brown PMC; Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership (J-CHiP) Team. Association of a Care Coordination Model With Health Care Costs and Utilization: The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership (J-CHiP). JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Nov 2;1(7):e184273. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.4273. PMID: 30646347; PMCID: PMC6324376.

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025