Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate : Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Hospitals today are facing adjustments to reimbursements from excessive readmission rates. One of the most common and expensive causes of readmissions is exacerbation of a heart failure condition. The objective of this paper was to determine if there was an association between the presence of anemia...

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Published in:Advances in Nephrology (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) 2014-07, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-6
Main Authors: Lamoureux, Julie, Butao, Rosalina, Cohn, Tanya M., Busse, Jorge C.
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Language:English
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Summary:Hospitals today are facing adjustments to reimbursements from excessive readmission rates. One of the most common and expensive causes of readmissions is exacerbation of a heart failure condition. The objective of this paper was to determine if there was an association between the presence of anemia in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and their readmission rate. Using archival data of 4 hospitals in the Miami area, a sample of 847 inpatients with a diagnostic related group (DRG) of HF at discharge was considered. There was a significant association between low hemoglobin values and a high rate of readmissions at 14 days and at 30 days in subjects with normal sodium and creatinine values. For subjects with low sodium and high creatinine values, a higher readmission rate was seen in men with low hemoglobin but not in women. These results support a prospective effort to measure the impact of anemia and its treatment on readmission rates.
ISSN:2356-6779
2314-792X
DOI:10.1155/2014/261531