Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission

Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission

Published: Sep 30, 2009
Publisher: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, vol. 2, no. 5
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Authors

Harlan M. Krumholz

Angela R. Merrill

Eric M. Schone

Geoffrey C. Schreiner

Jersey Chen

Elizabeth H. Bradley

Yun Wang

Yongfei Wang

Zhenqiu Lin

Barry M. Straube

Michael T. Rapp

Sharon-Lise T. Normand

Elizabeth E. Drye

In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services publicly reported hospital-level risk-standardized 30-day mortality and readmission rates after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure (HF). The authors calculated 30-day mortality and readmission rates for all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries ages 65 years or older with a primary diagnosis of AMI or HF, discharged between July 2005 and June 2008. The median 30-day mortality rate was 16 percent for AMI and 11 percent for HF. The median 30-day readmission rate was 20 percent for AMI and 24 percent for HF. Risk-standardized mortality rates for AMI and HF varied among hospitals and across the country, and readmission rates were particularly high.

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