All-Cause Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate, California (LGHC Indicator)

Description

This dataset contains the statewide number and (unadjusted) rate for all-cause, unplanned, 30-day inpatient readmissions in California hospitals. Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer and county.

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57 all-cause-unplanned-30-day-hospital-readmission-rate-california-6aj1org6.zip https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/642ea9a1-f710-44b5-83b3-522bdd3d7514/download/all-cause-unplanned-30-day-hospital-readmission-rate-california-6aj1org6.zip
8 This dataset contains the statewide number and (unadjusted) rate for all-cause, unplanned, 30-day inpatient readmissions in California hospitals. Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer and county. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/8dd44ad7-9e78-4c1a-9910-f58a47e402af/download/allcauseunplanned30-dayhospitalreadmissionratecalifornia2011_2023.csv
33 This dataset contains the statewide number and (unadjusted) rate for all-cause, unplanned, 30-day inpatient readmissions in California hospitals from 2011 to 2016 (contains first three quarters for Year 2015). Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer and county. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/13cd8cc7-e4fc-4f18-ad07-ba1d02b7811a/download/data-dictionary-30-day-all-cause-hospital-readmission-rate-v3.pdf
8 This dataset contains the statewide number and (unadjusted) rate for all-cause, unplanned, 30-day inpatient readmissions in California hospitals. Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer and county. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/8dd44ad7-9e78-4c1a-9910-f58a47e402af/download/allcauseunplanned30-dayhospitalreadmissionratecalifornia2011_2024.csv
33 This dataset contains the statewide number and (unadjusted) rate for all-cause, unplanned, 30-day inpatient readmissions in California hospitals from 2011 to 2015 (contains first three quarters for Year 2015). Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer and county. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/baa1a00c-d515-454a-ae47-410f8b95c3f3/download/methodology-30-day-all-cause-hospital-readmission-rate-.pdf
54 California’s overall 30-day readmission rate has declined from 14% in 2011 to 13.5% in 2015.[1] The rate of unplanned hospital readmissions is an important measure of clinical quality. High rates may indicate concerns with low quality and are associated with high costs.[2] Fortunately, there is evidence that hospital readmission rates can be reduced using tested quality improvement methods.[3] Typically, these interventions involve system transformation. Coordinating care between in-patient, outpatient, home, and community settings is a key component of high quality health systems.[3] Patients’ demographic and economic status, social support structure, and multiple health conditions can increase or decrease the likelihood of being readmitted; though these impacts are not fully understood. Note that this indicator is not risk-adjusted and differs in some ways from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) measure. Data are categorized by age, sex, race/ethnicity, expected payer source, and county of residence. (See metadata below for further details.) Learn more at [Let's Get Healthy California](https://letsgethealthy.ca.gov/goals/redesigning-the-health-system/reducing-hospital-readmissions/) [1] 2015 LGHC Data Report – Readmission Data [2] Kocher RP, Adashi EY. Hospital readmissions and the Affordable Care Act: Paying for coordinated quality care. JAMA. 2011;306(16):1794-1795. [3] Benbassat J, Taragin MI. The effect of clinical interventions on hospital readmissions: A meta-review of published meta-analyses. Israel J. of Health Policy Res. 2013;2(1):1-15. https://letsgethealthy.ca.gov/goals/redesigning-the-health-system/reducing-hospital-readmissions/
57 all-cause-unplanned-30-day-hospital-readmission-rate-california-btmi_qzy.zip https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/25e1dff8-d810-4391-baf8-05fb01a1359b/resource/642ea9a1-f710-44b5-83b3-522bdd3d7514/download/all-cause-unplanned-30-day-hospital-readmission-rate-california-btmi_qzy.zip

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