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Table 2 Inpatient potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days congestive heart failure patients - APR DRG 194

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center July 2010 - June 2011	Readmission chains	At risk discharges	Readmission rate
Age Level
18 - 45 Years	1	7	14.3
45 - 64 Years	12	89	13.5
65 - 74 Years	10	108	9.3
75 - 84 Years	31	220	14.1
85 Years and Over	30	188	16.0
Total	83	612	13.6
Discharge Status
Self Care	34	258	13.2
Home Care	25	235	10.6
Nursing Home	24	118	20.3
Deaths/Transfers	0	1	0.0
Total	83	612	13.6
Severity of Illness
1 - Minor	3	21	14.3
2 - Moderate	35	264	13.3
3 - Major	39	280	13.9
4 - Extreme	6	47	12.8
Total	83	612	13.6
Crouse Hospital January - June 2011	Readmission chains	At risk discharges	Readmission rate
Age Level
18 - 45 Years	0	2	0.0
45 - 64 Years	0	20	0.0
65 - 74 Years	0	46	0.0
75 - 84 Years	8	56	14.3
85 Years and Over	8	72	11.1
Total	16	196	8.2
Discharge Status
Self Care	2	54	3.7
Home Care	8	84	9.5
Nursing Home	6	56	10.7
Deaths/Transfers	0	2	0.0
Total	16	196	8.2
Severity of Illness
1 - Minor	0	10	0.0
2 - Moderate	2	68	2.9
3 - Major	12	100	12.0
4 - Extreme	2	18	11.1
Total	16	196	8.2

PPR Chains include numbers of patients with at least one return within 30 days, for non elective reasons, clinically related to the initial admission according to the 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions software.
Sources: St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center; Crouse Hospital.

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