High-frequency hospital users: The tail that wags the readmissions dog.
Hassan FouayziArlene S AshPublished in: Health services research (2021)
A small group of high-frequency hospital users have a disproportionate effect on 30-day readmission rates. This negatively affects some Medicaid ACOs, and more broadly is likely to adversely affect safety net hospitals. How these metrics are used should be reconsidered in this context.