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Non-Preventable Readmissions Are Assigned to One of 7 Categories:. Not Clinically Related Clinically Related, but not preventable Planned Trauma Obstetric Major Malignancy Other (Transplants, Malfunctions). Classification of Non-Preventable Surgical Rehospitalizations (Florida, 2004-05).
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Non-Preventable Readmissions Are Assigned to One of 7 Categories: • Not Clinically Related • Clinically Related, but not preventable • Planned • Trauma • Obstetric • Major Malignancy • Other (Transplants, Malfunctions)
Classification of Non-Preventable Surgical Rehospitalizations (Florida, 2004-05)
Classification of Non-Preventable Medical Rehospitalizations (Florida, 2004-05)
Potentially Preventable Readmissions Fall into One of 6 Categories • Medical-Same: Medical readmission for a continuation or recurrence of the reason for the initial admission • Medical-Chronic: Medical readmission for an acute decompensation of a chronic problem unrelated to the reasons for the initial admission, but likely related to pre- or post–discharge care • Medical-Complication: Medical readmission for an acute medical complication plausibly related to care in the initial admission • Surgical-Same: Readmission for a surgical procedure to address a continuation or a recurrence of the problem causing the initial admission • Surgical-Complication: Readmission for a surgical procedure to address a complication resulting from care in the initial admission. • Mental Health: Readmission for a mental health or substance abuse problem