Patients with a score of 0 had a 6% rate of a 30-day readmission; those with a score of 22 had a 63% readmission rate. For simplicity, Dr. Kilic suggested dividing patients into three categories based on their readmission risk score: Low-risk patients with a score of 0 had a readmission risk of 6%, medium-risk patients with a score of 1-10 had a readmission risk of 12%, and high-risk patients with a score of 11 or more had a readmission risk of 31%. The researchers found a 96% correlation when comparing these predicted readmission risk rates based on the derivation-subgroup analysis with the actual readmission rates seen in the validation subgroup of their database. The targeted risk-management program planned by Dr. Conte would primarily focus on high-risk patients.
Dr. Kilic and Dr. Conte said they had no relevant financial disclosures.
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