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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: JAAPA. 2015 Sep;28(9):29–35. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000470433.84446.c3

TABLE 1.

hospital tool to screen for readmission risk88

Factor Points
Hemoglobin <12 1

Oncology service discharge 2

Sodium <135 1

Procedure performed during hospitalization 1

Index admission 1

Type of admission (emergency) 1

Admissions during last 12 months:
• 0 0
• 1-5 1
• >5 5

Length of stay >5 days 2

Scoring: 0-4 points, low risk; 5-6 points, intermediate risk; >7 points, high risk.