You’re probably sick and tired of hearing about hospitals having to reduce readmission rates or be financially penalized. After all, your facility is doing everything it can, right?
Maybe there is something else hospitals can do.
A new study from JAMA Internal Medicine found functional impairment is associated with increased risk of 30-day readmission in Medicare beneficiaries, especially in those admitted for heart failure, myocardial infarction or pneumonia.
Makes sense right? Of course acute illnesses can have negative effects on elderly patients’ functional status, which can send their health into a downward spiral.
