Table 2.

Hospital and SNF-based Ratings of Avoidable Readmissions (N = 120)

	Skilled Nursing Facility Rating* Frequency (Percent)		Total (%)
Hospital Rating*	Avoidable	Not Avoidable
Avoidable	10 (8.3%)	26 (21.7%)	36 (30.0%)
Not-avoidable	6 (5.0%)	78 (65.0%)	84 (70.0%)
Total (%)	16 (13.3%)	103 (86.7%)	120 (100%)

SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility

^*Hospital determinations were based on a 6-point Likert scale with ratings of ≥ 4 considered avoidable. SNF staff determinations were based on a yes/no question after completion of the root-cause analysis (See text for details).