Association of an Acute Myocardial Infarction Readmission-Reduction Program With Mortality and Readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing hospital readmission after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has the potential to both improve quality and reduce costs. As such, readmission after AMI has been a target of financial penalties through Medicare. However, substantial concern exists about potential adverse effects and efficacious readmission-reduction strategies are not well validated.

Methods and results

We started an AMI readmissions reduction program in November 2017. Between July 2016 and February 2019, hospital billing data were queried to detect all inpatient hospitalizations at the Massachusetts General Hospital for AMI. Thirty-day readmission was identified through hospital billing data, and mortality was extracted from our electronic health record. The data set was merged with claim

SUBMITTER: Wasfy JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7237309 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature