A paper in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine, "Health-Related Social Needs and Increased Readmission Rates: Findings from the Nationwide Readmissions Database," examines the need to develop interventions to reduce readmissions for those at social risk and demonstrates the significance of ICD-10 Z-codes in health outcomes studies.
@Philip Alberti, PhD, AAMC senior director of health equity research and policy, is a co-author.
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Health-Related Social Needs and Increased Readmission Rates: Findings from the Nationwide Readmissions Database
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| Health-Related Social Needs and Increased Readmission Rates: Findings from the Nationwide Readmissions Database |
| Abstract Background While health-related social needs (HRSN) are known to compromise health, work to date has not clearly demonstrated the relationship between clinically acknowledged social needs, via ICD-10 Z-codes, and readmission. Objective Assess the rate of 30-, 60-, and 90-day readmission by the level of ICD-10-identified social need. |
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