Table 1.
Summary Statistics for ACSC Admissions: 306 HRRS, 2010 and 2013
| Overall Composite ACSC Admission Rate | Diabetes Related Composite ACSC Admission Rate | Ischemic Heart Disease ACSC Admission Rate | Congestive Heart Failure Admission Rate | Admission Rate for COPD or Asthma in Older Adults | 30‐Day Readmissions— Hospital Level | 30‐Day Readmissions—HRR Level | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| 2010 | 571.8 | 3,126.8 | 131.7 | 1,363.1 | 45.5 | 710.1 | 889.3 | 3,731.6 | 886.8 | 3,755.8 | 16.2% | 4.9 | 892.3 | 187.7 |
| 2013 | 551.3 | 3,004.7 | 115.6 | 1,303.6 | 36.1 | 629.5 | 878.1 | 3,610.3 | 910.0 | 3,699.3 | 14.6% | 5.0 | 762.4 | 145.1 |
ACSC admission rates given above are per 10,000 beneficiaries among those who had at least one of four chronic conditions and were aged 65 and older and enrolled in fee‐for‐service Medicare for all months during which the beneficiary was alive in a year. ACSC admission rates are adjusted for age, gender, and race differences across HRRs.
HRR readmission rates given above are per 10,000 beneficiaries, among those who had at least one of four chronic conditions and were aged 65 and older and enrolled in fee‐for‐service Medicare for all months during which the beneficiary was alive in a year.
ACSC, ambulatory care–sensitive condition; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.