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Readmissions within 30 Days as a Percentage of Discharges


Definition

Total number of discharged patients from the unit per month, divided by the number patients from the unit readmitted within 30 days to the same hospital/health system, multiplied by 100 to get the percentage.


Goal

Readmissions within 30 days are reduced to 5 percent or less.


Data Collection Plan

Collect data on the unit monthly. Planned readmissions should be excluded (e.g., chemotherapy schedule).


Sample Graph
Sample Graph Readmissions within 30 Days
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