All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2009–2013: Statistical Brief #199

Hospital readmissions have been used increasingly as an outcome measure for assessing performance of the health care system. For example, Partnership for Patients, a national initiative sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, is tracking changes in all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions.1 Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions range from reengineering discharge practices2 and improving care transition3 to building community-wide partnerships for addressing health and social service needs.4