ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2018
The relative effects of patient and hospital factors on postpartum readmissions.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Risk Factors Associated with Maternal Postpartum Hospital Readmission: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Expedited versus standard postpartum discharge in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and its effect on the postpartum course.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2024Article
- Inpatient midwifery staffing levels and postpartum readmissions: a retrospective multicentre longitudinal study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Postpartum Hospital Readmissions With and Without Severe Maternal Morbidity Within 1 Year of Birth, Oregon, 2012-2017.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Reduced rate of postpartum readmissions among homeless compared with non-homeless women in New York: a population-based study using serial, cross-sectional data.BMJ quality & safety · 2022Article
- Risk factors for postpartum readmission among women after having a stillbirth.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the relative effects of patient and hospital factors on a hospital's postpartum readmission rate. STUDY
designThis retrospective cohort study was conducted using State Inpatient Databases from California, Florida, and New York between 2004 and 2013. We compared patient and hospital characteristics among hospitals with low and high readmission rates using χ
resultsPatients in hospitals with low readmission rates were more likely to be white, to have private insurance and higher incomes, and to have fewer comorbidities. The patient comorbidities with the highest risk-adjusted readmission rates included hypertension (range, 2.14-3.04%), obesity (1.78-2.94%), preterm labor/delivery (2.50-2.60%), and seizure disorder (1.78-3.35%). Delivery complications were associated with increased risk-adjusted readmission rates. Compared to patient characteristics, hospital characteristics did not have a profound impact on readmission risk.
conclusionObstetric readmissions were more attributable to patient and demographic characteristics than to hospital characteristics. Readmission metric-based incentives may ultimately penalize hospitals providing high-quality care due to patient characteristics specific to their catchment area.
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