Private-Sector Readmissions for Inpatient Surgery in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
In this cohort study, VHA hospitals whose readmission performance metric improved by including non-VHA readmissions had higher patient volume, higher complexity, and lower proportion of care outside the VHA. Thus, improving continuity of care may have a paradoxical effect of worsening VHA performance metrics.
Authors
- Mary Vaughan‐Sarrazin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-1061)
- John Cashy
- Katherine Hadlandsmyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0513-4609)
- Heather Davila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1832-7901)
- Andrea Strayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2632-8165)
- George L. Wehby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-9908)
- Daniel E. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-0522)
- Paula K. Shireman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-5422)
- Michael Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5440-7381)
- Susanne Schmidt
- Carly A. Jacobs
- Yubo Gao
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Bryan College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52056
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.39
Funders
- Office of Research and Development