Figure 2.

Figures 2a–b. Scatter plots of hospital risk-adjusted CMS readmission rates and risk-adjusted PPR rates.

Notes:

Figures are generated based on FY08-10 VA acute hospitalizations.

Bubble size is proportional to number of index admissions; only hospitals with >25 index admissions are included (n=104 for AMI, n=130 for HF, and n=131 for PNA)

In Figure 2a, lines indicate median of each rate. In Figure 2b, lines indicate the regression line.

CMS= Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

PPR=Potentially Preventable Readmission

AMI=Acute myocardial infarction

HF=Heart failure

PNA=Pneumonia