Hospitals

Managing the Bundle: Percent of
Readmissions for Select MS-DRGs by
Antecedent Setting (30-Day Episode)
Percent of Readmissions by MS-DRG
Antecedent
Surgical
Medical
Setting
247 470 481 192 194 291
Home Health 4.4% 25.8% 7.9% 13.3% 15.2% 17.4%
SNF 2.3% 38.4% 65.5% 6.4% 20.1% 21.0%
Inpatient Rehab * 8.8% 10.4% 0.4% 0.5% 1.0%
Long-Term Care * * * * 0.3% 0.5%
Community 84.3% 18.3% 9.5% 74.6% 56.9% 52.9%
Other 8.2% 8.3% 5.4% 4.9% 6.9% 7.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
247: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedure with drug-eluting stent w/ MCC 192: Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease without CC/MCC
470: Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC 194: Simple pneumonia & pleurisy w CC
481: Hip & femur procedures except major joint w CC 291: Heart failure & shock
w MCC
Source: Dobson | DaVanzo analysis of research-identifiable 5% SAF for all sites of service, 2007-2009, wage index adjusted
by setting and geographic region, and standardized to 2009 dollars.
* Indicates cell size fewer than 11 observations.
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