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Evaluation of 30-day hospital readmission rates

Analysis of Costs and Service Utilization Following Discharge from Medical Hospitalization among Adults with Mental Illnesses


Study Overview 

This evaluation of current hospital discharge practices examines the differences in discharge outcomes between adults with and without co-occurring serious mental illnesses and chronic medical conditions using IBM MarketScan® Research Databases.  

Publications from our Study

  • ​Receiving outpatient mental health services after discharge may be protective against readmission following medical hospitalizations 
  • First large-scale study to demonstrate the elevated risk of hospital readmission among low-income, working-age adults diagnosed with schizophrenia

Tools You Can Use

  • IBM MarketScan® Research Databases
  • ​​Our Center's Large Data Set Compendium for Mental Health Research
  • CMS Measures of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates
  • AHRQ Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions

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