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. 2013 Apr 3;4(2):153–169. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0058

Table 5.

Risk of readmission score cutoffs, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values with 95% CI for 2010 derivation and 2011 validation populations.

2010 Derivation 2011 Validation
Mean Cutoff (1.7) High Score (2.5) Mean Cutoff* High Score**
Sensitivity 74.9 (72.4–77.3) 30.9(28.3–33.6) 79.2(76.8–81.4) 30.9(28.3–33.6)
Specificity 54.4(53.2–55.5) 54.4 (53.2–55.6) 55.4(54.3–56.5) 88.4 (87.8–89.3)
Neg, Predictive Value 92.6(91.8–93.4) 81.9(80.8–83.0) 94.2 (93.4–94.9) 88.1 (87.3–88.8)
Positive Predictive Value 22.2 (20.9–23.5) 10.5(9.5–11.6) 22.6(21.4–23.9) 32.0 (29.3–34.7)

*Mean cutoff was derived from the 2010 Derivation Population.

** High Score was derived from the 2010 Derivation Population.