Hospital readmission from a transitional care unit.
The purpose of this project was to characterize patients readmitted to the hospital during a stay in a transitional care unit (TCUT). Typically, readmitted patients were females, widowed, with 8 medical diagnoses, and taking 12 different medications. Readmission from the TCU occurred within 7 days as a result of a newly developed problem. Most patients did not return home after readmission from the TCU. Understanding high-risk patients' characteristics that lead to costly hospital readmission during a stay in the TCU can assist clinicians and healthcare providers to plan and implement timely and effective interventions, and help facility personnel in fiscal and resource management issues.
Anderson
Mary Ann
MA
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Moline, IL 61265, USA. maa928@uic.edu
Tyler
Denice
D
Helms
Lelia B
LB
Hanson
Kathleen S
KS
Sparbel
Kathleen J H
KJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006302:Health Services Research; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011383:Progressive Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors