Timely estimation of National Admission, readmission, and observation-stay rates in medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia using near real-time claims data

• Main Authors: Shu-Xia Li (Author), Yongfei Wang (Author), Sonam D. Lama (Author), Jennifer Schwartz (Author), Jeph Herrin (Author), Hao Mei (Author), Zhenqiu Lin (Author), Susannah M. Bernheim (Author), Steven Spivack (Author), Harlan M. Krumholz (Author), Lisa G. Suter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To estimate, prior to finalization of claims, the national monthly numbers of admissions and rates of 30-day readmissions and post-discharge observation-stays for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), or pn...